MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #83

Tendrils of Despair

wth·#83·common·nonfoil

Illus. John Coulthart

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16

NM$0.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.16–$0.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.31low $0.16range 93.8%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,956 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.17

Gameplay

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Target opponent discards two cards.

"Because I am incapable of tears does not mean I have no need to shed them." —Karn, silver golem

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2013-04-15wotc

Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

2013-04-15wotc

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

2004-10-04wotc

If the player has fewer than 2 cards, they discard whatever they have.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.16 and $0.31 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WTH — 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.

Card #83 of *Weatherlight*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1997 Weatherlight release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,956 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Coulthart. Rarix catalogs 35 other cards credited to this artist.