Cruel Ultimatum
From the Vault: Twenty · Mythic · Foil · #17 · Current price $1.00
The card
{U}{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}{R} · Sorcery
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.
Price history
Traded between $0.91 and $1.00 over the last 90 days, peaking 4 Sep 2026. Now $1.00 — at its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +9.9%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $1.00 (+0.1%, high confidence) — 80% range $0.97 to $1.06
- 14-day: $1.01 (+0.9%, high confidence) — 80% range $0.96 to $1.11
- 30-day: $1.03 (+3.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $0.93 to $1.21
Other printings
Cruel Ultimatum has 5 printings tracked here; this is the 3rd most expensive.
- Shards of Alara (Foil) — $19.99
- Modern Masters 2017 (Foil) — $1.20
- Modern Masters 2017 — $0.50
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas — $0.50
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 5855 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- 2003 frame.
- Art by Todd Lockwood.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.