Rule of Law Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2003
Rule of Law has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2003 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Core Set 2020 #35 at $0.38, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Drop #2478 at $5.01 — about 13× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $1.75. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 4x total, including once in the last 2 years.
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Every Rule of Law Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Set 2020 #35 (U) Cheapest | 2019 | $0.38 | $0.07 |
| Tenth Edition #37 (U) | 2007 | $0.85 | $0.40 |
| Mirrodin #19 (R) | 2003 | $2.64 | $0.26 |
| Secret Lair Drop #2478 (R) | 2026 | $5.01 | $2.25 |
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
2 PrecedentsRule of Law looks at the entire turn to see if a player has cast a spell, even if Rule of Law wasn’t on the battlefield when that spell was cast. Notably, you can’t cast Rule of Law and then cast another spell during the same turn.
If you cast a spell that was countered, you can’t cast another spell during the same turn.