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Magic · Classic Sixth Edition · #64 · Rare

Desertion

Magic card price for Desertion: $2.17 market, from $1.50 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 17, 2026
$2.17
+3.8% this week · +4.8% in 30 days
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1 day+0.9%
7 days+3.8%
30 days+4.8%
90 days−2.7%
1 year−8.1%
All time−33.4%

Sellers right now

$1.50lowest listing$6.79highest
Market price$2.17
Mid listing$2.05
30-day avg$2.08

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$2.17
Cardmarket$2.82 €2.51

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$2.0752-week low$3.0352-week high
In the range10%
All-time low$2.07
All-time high$3.37
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$1.52$2.00$2.48$2.97
$2.17
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Desertion begins in February 2024 at $3.26; the market price today is $2.17, down 33.4% since then. In the last year the price changed −8.1% and ranged from $2.07 to $3.03, and it now trades near the bottom of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $3.37, 55.3% above today. Listings currently start at $1.50; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $2.08.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$2.17$1.50$6.79+3.8%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Counter target spell. If it’s an artifact or creature card, put it into play under your control instead of into its owner’s graveyard.

Flavor

First the insult, then the injury.

Other printings of Desertion

5 more · $0.58 – $5.46
All printings
Desertion (107), Conspiracy: Take the Crown — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Desertion Conspiracy: Take the Crown · #107 $5.46 Desertion (Borderless) (31), Special Guests — Magic card price +1.1% 7d Desertion (Borderless) Special Guests · #31 $4.63 Desertion (4), Commander's Arsenal — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Desertion Commander's Arsenal · #4 $3.61 Desertion, Visions — Magic card price −0.8% 7d Desertion Visions $2.47 Desertion (107/221), The List Reprints — Magic card price −7.9% 7d Desertion The List Reprints · #107/221 $0.58

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