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Magic · Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas · #69 · Rare

Cruel Ultimatum

Magic card price for Cruel Ultimatum: $0.39 market, from $0.15 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$0.39
+5.4% this week · +8.3% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+5.4%
30 days+8.3%
90 days+18.2%
1 year+5.4%
All time−32.8%

Sellers right now

$0.15lowest listing$7.50highest
Market price$0.39
Mid listing$0.45
30-day avg$0.37

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$0.39
Cardmarket$0.37 €0.33

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

One year

$0.3352-week low$0.4252-week high
In the range67%
All-time low$0.31
All-time high$0.58
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.23$0.30$0.37$0.44
$0.39
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Cruel Ultimatum entered our records in February 2024 at $0.58 and stands at $0.39 today, down 32.8% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +5.4%, trading between $0.33 and $0.42. The current price is in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $0.58, 48.7% above today. Listings currently start at $0.15; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.37.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.39$0.15$7.50+5.4%

The card in play

Type line
Sorcery
Rules text

Target opponent sacrifices a creature, 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.

Flavor

There is always a greater power.

Other printings of Cruel Ultimatum

6 more · $0.37 – $22.50
All printings
Cruel Ultimatum (164), Shards of Alara — Magic card price +12.6% 7d Cruel Ultimatum Shards of Alara · #164 $22.50 Cruel Ultimatum (158), Modern Masters 2017 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Cruel Ultimatum Modern Masters 2017 · #158 $1.20 Cruel Ultimatum (17), From the Vault: Twenty — Magic card price +3.0% 7d Cruel Ultimatum From the Vault: Twenty · #17 $1.03 Cruel Ultimatum (82), Archenemy: Nicol Bolas — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Cruel Ultimatum Archenemy: Nicol Bolas · #82 $0.49 Cruel Ultimatum (182), Commander 2013 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Cruel Ultimatum Commander 2013 · #182 $0.39

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