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Quietus Spike

~$1.51 low · ~$9.31 high

Colorless. Artifact — Equipment

three generic mana

Quietus Spike

New Capenna Commander #377 · Illustrated by Mark Brill

What is Quietus Spike worth?

Cheapest copy

~$1.51

Non-foil · Planechase 2012 #112

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Highest TCGplayer price

~$9.31

Foil · Shards of Alara #217

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10 prices from $1.51 to $9.31. Every price is in the printings table below.

TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.

Oracle text

Equipped creature has deathtouch.

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.

Equip three generic mana

All 8 printings of Quietus Spike

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #46
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #46· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €0.75 · €0.94 foil
rare$2.32$2.95€0.75€0.94 foil
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #109
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #109· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €0.96 · €1.11 foil
rare$2.06$3.66€0.96€1.11 foil
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #109z
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #109z· 2022SerializedRetro FrameDouble Rainbowrare· Cardmarket €151.30 foil
rareNo non-foil printing—€151.30 foil
Commander 2017 #220
Commander 2017
c17 #220· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.72
rare$1.58No foil printing€0.72
Planechase Anthology #112
Planechase Anthology
pca #112· 2016rare· Cardmarket €1.01
rare$1.72No foil printing€1.01
Planechase 2012 #112
Planechase 2012
pc2 #112· 2012rare· Cardmarket €0.77
rare$1.51No foil printing€0.77
Shards of Alara #217
Shards of Alara
ala #217· 2008rare· Cardmarket €0.93 · €3.10 foil
rare$3.29$9.31€0.93€3.10 foil

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Card details

First printed
2008
Printings
8
Mana value
3
EDHREC rank
#2,786 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Keywords
Equip
Artists
Mark Brill, David Astruga

Rulings (3)

  1. 2008-10-01

    That player loses half their life after combat damage has been subtracted from the player's life total. The amount of life the player loses is determined as the triggered ability resolves.

  2. 2008-10-01

    If multiple Quietus Spikes trigger at the same time, that player loses half their life when the first ability resolves, then loses half of the remainder when the next ability resolves, and so on. The player does not lose the same amount each time.

  3. 2010-06-15

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, after combat damage is dealt, Quietus Spike looks at that player's life total (which is the same as the team's life total) when determining how much life the team will lose, which basically means the team's life total is halved. Here's an example of the math: The team has 19 life, so the player has 19 life. Quietus Spike causes the team to lose 10 life (19 divided by 2, rounded up). The team's life total becomes 9 (19 minus 10).

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