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Costly Plunder

{1}{B}

Instant

PLSTThe List#XLN-96common

No lock of iron is a match for Vraska's will of stone.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Ben Maier
Found in
Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Retail Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition - 2021)
Printings4EDHREC rank#3,386
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature. Draw two cards.
Plays as:
Card Draw
Market · per finishspark updated 54m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-3.6%
$0.27
$0.15 low$0.09 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.23· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Aug 7, 2020
  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    You can't cast Costly Plunder without sacrificing a permanent, and you can't sacrifice additional permanents.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    You can't sacrifice an artifact to generate mana to pay towards Costly Plunder's cost and also to pay its additional cost.