Inevitable Defeat
Instant
TDMTarkir: Dragonstorm#194rare
Foil
"We came seeking a challenge. It seems we must continue searching." —Zurgo, khan of the Mardu
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 933
- Illustrator
- Cristi Balanescu
- Found in
- Tarkir Dragonstorm MTGO Redemption · Tarkir Dragonstorm Prerelease Booster Mardu · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
This spell can't be countered.
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Plays as: Can't Be Countered · Drain · Protection Spell · Exile Removal · Planeswalker Removal · Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 8h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+12.0%
$0.56
$0.09 low-$0.21 gap
Foil+9.1%
$1.20
$0.25 low$0.05 gap
Finish
Market
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.56as of 2026-07-12
+12.0%
H $9.95L $0.18since Feb 2025$0.09
$0.30
-$0.21-233% · buylist > ask
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Foil
$1.20as of 2026-07-12
+9.1%
H $9.92L $0.37since Mar 2025$0.25
$0.20
$0.05+20% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.32· across 4 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Apr 4, 2025 · one tap opens all
- WotCApr 4, 2025
If the target permanent is an illegal target as Inevitable Defeat tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will gain or lose life.