Brand of Ill Omen
~$1.72 TCGplayer
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Red. Enchantment — AuraReserved List
Ice Age #177 · Illustrated by Rob Alexander
Ice Age #177 · Illustrated by Rob AlexanderWhat is Brand of Ill Omen worth?
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Oracle text
Enchant creature
Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Enchanted creature's controller can't cast creature spells.
"Let those who bear the brand receive no shelter, no kindness, and no comfort from our people." —Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain
Format legality
The only printing of Brand of Ill Omen
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ice Age ice #177· 1995rare· Cardmarket €0.84 | rare | $1.72 | €0.84 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1995
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #26,472 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Enchant, Cumulative upkeep
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ice Age card (#177).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (1)
April 1, 2008
A “creature spell” is any spell with the type Creature, even if it has other types such as Artifact or Enchantment. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.
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