Contamination Price
3 printings · 3 sets · first printed 1998
Contamination has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, first in 1998 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Mystery Booster 2 #178 at $5.07, while the most expensive is Urza's Saga #123 at $17.81 — about 4× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $12.43. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2, The List.
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Every Contamination Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 #178 (R) Cheapest | 2024 | $5.07 | $2.30 |
| The List #USG-123 (R) | 2022 | $12.43 | $3.60 |
| Urza's Saga #123 (R) | 1998 | $17.81 | $7.75 |
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.
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces
instead of any other type and amount.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsThe second ability of this card is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability.
You choose whether to sacrifice a creature or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice Contamination. You can choose to not sacrifice even if you no longer control Contamination on resolution.
External effects that generate more mana still generate their additional mana as directed without being affected by this card. Effects which generate more mana based on what type of mana the land produces will be affected in color but not in amount.