Costly Plunder
Instant
XLNIxalan#96common
No lock of iron is a match for Vraska's will of stone.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 896
- Illustrator
- Ben Maier
- Found in
- Ixalan MTGO Redemption · Ixalan MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
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 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Market
Δ 30D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.24
-17.2%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.36L $0.10$0.04
$0.03
$0.01+25% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.74
-7.5%
Since Feb 2024:H $1.26L $0.67$0.16
$0.16
$0.000% · normal spread
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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.