Cruel Ultimatum

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas · #82 · rare · EN

$0.20

cheapest of 20 store offers · see all

market $0.49

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: Todd Lockwood

Released: 2017-06-16

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.49
  • Cardmarket: €0.37
  • MTGO tix: 0
$0.57$0.49
236 days of daily prices for Cruel Ultimatum: $0.54 to $0.49
2026-01-252026-11-12
236 days tracked · $0.54 → $0.49 (-9%) · low $0.49 · high $0.57
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Archenemy: Nicol Bolas #82) 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
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.20today
Magic StrongholdMP · 3 days agoMPregularCA$0.403 days ago
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.29today
CardTraderNM · yesterdayNMregular€0.27yesterday
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.32today
Magic StrongholdSP · 3 days agoSPregularCA$0.483 days ago
CardTraderMP · yesterdayMPregular€0.34yesterday
CardTraderSP · yesterdaySPregular€0.34yesterday
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.37today
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.46today
CardTraderHP · yesterdayHPregular€0.71yesterday

Truncated: 9 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 20 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 8 lists
  • Played in 2 decks
  • 10 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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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