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Cruel Reality

Enchantment — Aura Curse

printings

#9844

EDHREC rank

#2665

penny rank

Std

normal

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in vault

—

for trade

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wishlisted

Value

$5.1090d high · 3 printings

Volatility · high

90-dayhigh $5.10low $0.02range 25400.0%n 120

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura Curse

Enchant player At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. If the player can't, they lose 5 life.

As Gideon watched the initiate murder his crop-mate, his admiration of the city of Naktamun gave way to horror.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernlegal

paupernot legal

alchemynot legal

pioneerlegal

vintagelegal

historiclegal

standardnot legal

Timelesslegal

commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commandernot legal

Context

Across the 3 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.02 to $5.10 across 120 observations. Headline volatility across the concept reads high.

Rarix catalogs 4 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura Curse. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {5}{B}{B} (7 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Duel, Brawl, Penny, Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #9,844 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Kieran Yanner. Browse the full artist gallery to see other illustrations in the catalog.