Cursed Scroll
~$9.60 low · ~$91.20 high
Colorless. ArtifactReserved List
Tempest #281 · Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory
Tempest #281 · Illustrated by D. Alexander GregoryWhat is Cursed Scroll 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
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: Choose a card name, then reveal a card at random from your hand. If that card has the chosen name, this artifact deals 2 damage to any target.
Format legality
All 7 printings of Cursed Scroll
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Championship Decks 1999 wc99 #js281· 1999Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €12.82 | rare | $9.97 | €12.82 | |
 World Championship Decks 1999 wc99 #kb281· 1999Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €10.28 | rare | $10.14 | €10.28 | |
 World Championship Decks 1999 wc99 #ml281· 1999Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €10.47 | rare | $10.06 | €10.47 | |
 World Championship Decks 1999 wc99 #mlp281· 1999Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €9.78 | rare | $9.60 | €9.78 | |
 World Championship Decks 1998 wc98 #bh281sb· 1998Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €12.48 | rare | $9.99 | €12.48 | |
 World Championship Decks 1998 wc98 #br281· 1998Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €12.05 | rare | $11.68 | €12.05 | |
 Tempest tmp #281· 1997rare· Cardmarket €83.27 | rare | $91.20 | €83.27 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 7
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #27,158 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tempest card (#281).
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.
Card breakdown
The parts of Cursed Scroll, read from the Tempest printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Cursed Scroll. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By D. Alexander Gregory. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Tempest. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2008-08-01
If you have no cards in hand, you still have to name a card. Then you fail to reveal one (since there aren’t any). Since the named card wasn’t revealed, no damage is dealt.
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