Mark for Death
~$0.13 low · ~$0.33 high
Red. Sorcery
Gatecrash #99 · Illustrated by Mathias Kollros
Gatecrash #99 · Illustrated by Mathias KollrosWhat is Mark for Death worth?
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Oracle text
Target creature an opponent controls blocks this turn if able. Untap that creature. Other creatures that player controls can't block this turn.
Everyone roots for the little guy, but nobody bets on him.
Format legality
The only printing of Mark for Death
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gatecrash gtc #99· 2013uncommon· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.32 foil | uncommon | $0.13 | $0.33 | €0.05€0.32 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #25,825 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Gatecrash card (#99).
99
- 99Collector 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.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Mark for Death, read from the Gatecrash printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Mark for Death. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Sorcery is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Mathias Kollros. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Gatecrash. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 99 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (3)
2013-01-24
If there are any costs required for that creature to block (such as the one imposed by War Cadence), the creature’s controller isn’t required to pay those costs. In that case, the requirement to block would do nothing.
2013-01-24
That creature’s controller still decides which attacking creature it blocks.
2013-01-24
If the creature can’t block (perhaps because it has become tapped or it doesn’t have flying and all attacking creatures do), then the requirement to block does nothing.
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