Cruel Ultimatum

Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas · #69 · rare · EN

$0.18

cheapest of 26 store offers · see all

market $0.40

Mana cost: {U}{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}{R}

Type: Sorcery

Commonly played as: Removal, Draw, Recursion, Lifegain, Drain

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.

Artist: Ralph Horsley

Released: 2011-09-02

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.40
  • Cardmarket: €0.30
  • MTGO tix: 0.02
$0.42$0.33
236 days of daily prices for Cruel Ultimatum: $0.42 to $0.40
2026-01-252026-11-12
236 days tracked · $0.42 → $0.40 (-5%) · low $0.33 · high $0.42
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas #69) in 8 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
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.18today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.22today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.22today
CardTraderMP · yesterdayMPregular€0.25yesterday
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.31today
First PlayerSP · 2 days agoSPregularCA$0.452 days ago
The Comic HunterNM · todayNMregularCA$0.49today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.31today
Le Coin Du JeuMP · 6 days agoMPregularCA$0.506 days ago
CardTraderHP · yesterdayHPregular€0.34yesterday
The Mystic StoreSP · 9 days agoSPregularCA$0.649 days ago

Truncated: 15 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 26 in total.

Format legality

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

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 5 lists
  • Played in 1 deck
  • 5 copies tracked

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All printings of Cruel Ultimatum

USD · low $0.10 · high $0.99

Set#RarityUSD
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Art Series#43 · common43common$0.10
Breaking News#40 · rare40rare$0.25
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas#82 · rare82rare$0.49
Modern Masters 2017#158 · rare158rare$0.48
Commander 2013#182 · rare182rare$0.37
From the Vault: Twenty#17 · mythic17mythic$0.99 foil
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas#69 · rare69rare$0.40
Shards of Alara#164 · rare164rare$0.42