Author of Shadows

Commander 2021 · #35 · rare · EN

$0.15

cheapest of 19 store offers · see all

market $0.57

Mana cost: {4}{B}

Type: Creature — Shade Warlock

Commonly played as: Graveyard Hate

When this creature enters, exile all opponents' graveyards. Choose a nonland card exiled this way. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.

Artist: Alex Brock

Released: 2021-04-23

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.57
  • Cardmarket: €0.53
  • MTGO tix: 0.39
$0.60$0.35
236 days of daily prices for Author of Shadows: $0.37 to $0.57
2026-01-252026-11-12
236 days tracked · $0.37 → $0.57 (+54%) · low $0.35 · high $0.60
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Commander 2021 #35) in 9 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.15today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.15today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.39today
First PlayerSP · 2 days agoSPregularCA$0.732 days ago
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.53today
TopDeck HeroNM · 4 days agoNMregularCA$0.854 days ago
CardTraderSP · 6 days agoSPregular€0.606 days ago

Truncated: 12 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 19 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 7 lists
  • Played in 1 deck
  • 7 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Author of Shadows

USD · low $0.57 · high $0.94

Set#RarityUSD
Magic Online Promos#90066 · rare90066rare—
Commander 2021#35 · rare35rare$0.57
Commander 2021#362 · rare362rare$0.94