Certain Death Price
5 printings · 5 sets · first printed 2016
Certain Death has been printed 5 times across 5 sets, first in 2016 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Eldritch Moon #84 at $0.05, while the most expensive is The List #EMN-84 at $0.26 — about 5× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.12. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Shadows over Innistrad Remastered, Jumpstart 2022.
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Every Certain Death Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldritch Moon #84 (C) Cheapest | 2016 | $0.05 | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 #386 (C) | 2022 | $0.11 | — |
| Welcome Deck 2017 #16 (C) | 2017 | $0.13 | — |
| The List #EMN-84 (C) | 2019 | $0.26 | — |
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered #102 (C) | 2023 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsThe targeted creature will have already left the battlefield before its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. If it has any abilities that care about gaining or losing life, they won’t apply.
If the creature becomes an illegal target for Certain Death, no player gains or loses life. If it’s a legal target but isn’t destroyed, most likely due to having indestructible, its controller still loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.