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MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #br281
Cursed Scroll
wc98·#br281·rare·nonfoil
Illus. D. Alexander Gregory
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Aug 1998
28 yr ago
Value
$8.91+$1 (+18.8%)
30 days high $7.91 · low $6.66
Volatility · moderate
USD$7.91EUR€10.78
NM$7.91
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #26,316 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
{3}, {T}: Choose a card name, then reveal a card at random from your hand. If that card has the chosen name, this artifact deals 2 damage to any target.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $7.91, up from $6.66 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $6.66 and $10.50 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $7.91.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC98 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *World Championship Decks 1998* (released August 1998).
Card #br281 in World Championship Decks 1998.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Predh, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.
EDHrec ranks this card #26,316 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory.
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