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Purgatory

{2}{W}{B}

Enchantment

MIRMirage#275rare
Reserved List
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 37–110
Illustrator
Mike Dringenberg
Found in
Mirage Starter Deck · Mirage Booster Pack
Printings1CombosIn 1
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, exile that card. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4} and 2 life. If you do, return a card exiled with this enchantment to the battlefield.
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$1.18
$0.70 low$0.40 gap
Cheapest playable copy$1.18· across 1 printing

Rulings

4 · latest Aug 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    If this card changes controllers between putting the upkeep triggered ability on the stack and resolving it, the creature is put onto the battlefield under the control of the player who controlled this card when the ability was put on the stack.

  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    This has been restored to a triggered ability that triggers when a nontoken creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, rather than a replacement effect. The creature does go to the graveyard, and will trigger any other abilities that look for this event.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If an opponent takes control of this card and pays for the upkeep ability, the creatures will enter under their control even if you exiled them.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If destroyed at the same time some creatures are destroyed, the destroyed creatures are exiled and stay exiled.