Boiling Seas
~$4.95 low · ~$17.23 high
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Red. Sorcery
Ninth Edition #178 · Illustrated by Tom Wänerstrand
Ninth Edition #178 · Illustrated by Tom WänerstrandWhat is Boiling Seas worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Destroy all Islands.
What burns the land, boils the seas.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Boiling Seas
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ninth Edition 9ed #178· 2005uncommon· Cardmarket €0.44 | uncommon | $4.95 | No foil printing | €0.44 | |
 Ninth Edition 9ed #178★· 2005uncommon | uncommon | No non-foil printing | $17.23 | — | |
 Portal por #119· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.67 | uncommon | $5.58 | No foil printing | €0.67 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #20,392 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ninth Edition card (#178).
178
- 178Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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