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Pulse of the Dross

~$0.29 low · ~$1.07 high

Black. Sorcery

one generic manaone black manaone black mana

No. 50What the codes mean

Pulse of the Dross

Darksteel #50 · Illustrated by Paolo Parente

What is Pulse of the Dross worth?

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~$0.29

Non-foil · Darksteel #50

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~$1.07

Foil · Darksteel #50

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Oracle text

Target player reveals three cards from their hand and you choose one of them. That player discards that card. Then if that player has more cards in hand than you, return Pulse of the Dross to its owner's hand.

Before tyrants or torturers, there was evil.

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal

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Card details

First printed
2004
Printings
1
Mana value
3
EDHREC rank
#27,090 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artist
Paolo Parente

What the codes mean

The small print at the bottom of the Darksteel card (#50).

50

  • 50Collector 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.

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