Cursed Totem Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 1996
Cursed Totem has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 1996 and most recently in 2021. Right now the cheapest printing is Modern Horizons 2 #295 at $1.40, while the most expensive is Mirage #299 at $10.87 — about 8× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $5.66. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 4x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Modern Horizons 2).
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Every Cursed Totem Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 2 #295 (R) Cheapest | 2021 | $1.40 | $1.15 |
| Classic Sixth Edition #278 (R) | 1999 | $4.00 | $5.20 |
| World Championship Decks 2000 #tvdl278sb (R) | 2000 | $7.32 | $5.20 |
| Mirage #299 (R) | 1996 | $10.87 | $9.75 |
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsActivated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
Activated abilities of noncreature permanents that would make them become creatures (such as a Vehicle's crew ability) can still be activated. Once they become creatures, any abilities they have cannot be activated.