Gray Merchant of Asphodel Price
14 printings · 10 sets · first printed 2013
Gray Merchant of Asphodel has been printed 14 times across 10 sets, first in 2013 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Foundations Commander #105 at $0.64, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Countdown #34 at $83.51 — about 130× more. The median across 11 priced printings is $1.94. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 14x, including dedicated reprint sets like Foundations Commander, Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander.
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Every Gray Merchant of Asphodel Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Commander #105 (U) Cheapest | 2026 | $0.64 | $0.33 |
| Theros #89 (C) | 2013 | $0.94 | $0.38 |
| The List #C14-146 (C) | 2019 | $0.96 | — |
| Theros Beyond Death #99 (U) | 2020 | $1.06 | $0.30 |
| Commander 2014 #146 (C) | 2014 | $1.18 | $1.05 |
| Starter Commander Decks #80 (U) | 2022 | $1.94 | $0.26 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #142 (U) | 2024 | $4.47 | $1.15 |
| Theros Beyond Death #355 (U) | 2020 | $7.63 | $3.95 |
| Time Spiral Remastered #323 (S) | 2021 | $8.09 | $4.40 |
| Secret Lair Countdown #7 (R) | 2025 | $9.32 | $7.00 |
| Secret Lair Countdown #34 (R) Foil | 2025 | $83.51 | $65.00 foil |
| The Zeta Set #43 (C) | 2026 | — | — |
| The Zeta Set #285 (C) | 2026 | — | — |
| The Zeta Set #164 (C) | 2026 | — | — |
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Official Judge Precedents
6 PrecedentsIf you put an Aura on an opponent's permanent, you still control the Aura, and mana symbols in its mana cost count towards your devotion.
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If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
The amount of life you gain is the total amount of life lost, not simply the value of X.