Roiling Vortex Price
6 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2020
Roiling Vortex has been printed 6 times across 4 sets, first in 2020 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Zendikar Rising #156 at $1.56, while the most expensive is Zendikar Rising Promos #156s at $3.65 — about 2× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $3.19. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 6x total, including once in the last 2 years.
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Every Roiling Vortex Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zendikar Rising #156 (R) Cheapest | 2020 | $1.56 | $0.85 |
| Zendikar Rising #352 (R) | 2020 | $2.59 | $1.00 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos #156p (R) | 2020 | $3.19 | $1.60 foil |
| Secret Lair Drop #1958 (R) | 2025 | $3.28 | $0.65 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos #156s (R) Foil | 2020 | $3.65 | $0.75 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #83832 (R) | 2020 | — | — |
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.
Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player.
: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 6 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsAn ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.