capital offense

Unstable • #52 • common

instant |

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Live Value $0.11

Foil Multiplier: 2.91x

Reprint Profile:

Never Reprinted MINIMAL

Never reprinted since its original release.

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Dealer Buylist (Foil):

$0.08

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $0.49 retail 84%

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capital offense

Unstable • #52 • common

Current Valuation

$0.11

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

common

Set Origin

UST

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

N/A

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type instant

Color Identity Black

🖋️ Curator's Notes

target creature gets -x/-x until end of turn, where x is the number of times a capital letter appears in its rules text. (ignore reminder text and flavor text.)

"part basket case, all lowercase."

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

2018-01-19

all capital letters in the target creature’s rules text count, not just the ones in the first word of each sentence.

2018-01-19

ability words are part of the creature’s rules text. any capital letters an ability word has will count.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2017-12-08

Set Name: Unstable

Artist Reference: Matt Dixon

Border Profile: silver

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern not_legal

legacy not_legal

commander not_legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper not_legal

vintage not_legal

brawl not_legal

explorer not_legal

penny not_legal

predh not_legal