Inscription of Ruin
~$0.16 low · ~$0.44 high
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Black. Sorcery
Zendikar Rising #108 · Illustrated by Zoltan Boros
Zendikar Rising #108 · Illustrated by Zoltan BorosWhat is Inscription of Ruin worth?
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Oracle text
Kicker
Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Target opponent discards two cards.
• Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or less.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Inscription of Ruin
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zendikar Rising Promos pznr #108p· 2020Promorare· Cardmarket €0.12 · €0.35 foil | rare | $0.22 | $0.40 | €0.12€0.35 foil | |
 Zendikar Rising Promos pznr #108s· 2020Promorare· Cardmarket €0.40 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.30 | €0.40 foil | |
 Zendikar Rising znr #108· 2020rare· Cardmarket €0.12 · €0.21 foil | rare | $0.23 | $0.16 | €0.12€0.21 foil | |
 Zendikar Rising znr #340· 2020Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.19 · €0.34 foil | rare | $0.44 | $0.30 | €0.19€0.34 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #21,329 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Kicker
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Zendikar Rising card (#108).
108 · ZNR · R · EN
- 108Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- ZNRSet code for Zendikar Rising
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (11)
September 25, 2020
Because targets are chosen as you cast a spell, you can't have Inscription of Ruin return a creature card and then destroy that creature.
September 25, 2020
If a card in a player's graveyard or a creature on the battlefield has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.September 25, 2020
If you kick Inscription of Ruin, you can't choose any one mode more than once.
September 25, 2020
If any targets become illegal, the other targets will still be affected as appropriate.
September 25, 2020
If more than one mode is chosen, perform them in the order written. Nothing can happen in between, however, and no player may choose to take actions. Any abilities that trigger will be put onto the stack after the spell has finished resolving.
November 8, 2024
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
November 8, 2024
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
November 8, 2024
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
November 8, 2024
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
November 8, 2024
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
November 8, 2024
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
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