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Ad Nauseam

{3}{B}{B}

Instant

ALAShards of Alara#63rare
Game Changer
Banned in Oathbreaker

When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Illustrator
Jeremy Jarvis
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerBanned
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
Plays as:
Life OutletMill Finisher
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$8.98 low$2.48 gap
$99.00 low$39.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$10.20· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$10.30-0.9%30D
30D range$10.30to$10.69Since Feb 2024:H $31.13L $10.30
Foil$133.810.0%30D13× nonfoil
30D flat at$133.81Since Feb 2024:H $133.81L $70.26

Other printings

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Found in

5 productsRounded odds
  • Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —
  • Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies
  • Shards of Alara Tournament Pack

    Limited Aid Tool · $61.74

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
  • Shards of Alara Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $23.36

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
  • Shards of Alara Premium Foil Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $60.25

    Nonfoil —Foil under 1%

Combos

Rulings

3 · latest Mar 20, 2026
  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    Each time you put the revealed card into your hand and lose the appropriate amount of life, you decide whether to continue by revealing another card. You don't decide in advance how many cards to put into your hand this way.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    You may continue to reveal cards with Ad Nauseam even if your life total has been reduced to 0 or less. If you continue, you will continue to lose life, dropping your life total into negative numbers. As soon as you stop, you'll lose the game as a state-based action.