Reaper King
~$10.03 low · ~$58.81 high
Multicolor. Legendary Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
Shadowmoor #260 · Illustrated by Jim Murray
Shadowmoor #260 · Illustrated by Jim MurrayWhat is Reaper King 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
( can be paid with any two mana or with 
. This card's mana value is 10.)
Other Scarecrow creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever another Scarecrow you control enters, destroy target permanent.
6/6
It's harvest time.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Reaper King
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Secret Lair Drop sld #2170· 2025Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €8.70 · €9.87 foil | rare | $13.32 | $13.83 | €8.70€9.87 foil | |
 The List plst #SHM-260· 2020rare· Cardmarket €4.18 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $10.03 | €4.18 foil | |
 Secret Lair Drop sld #9· 2019mythic· Cardmarket €8.17 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $10.49 | €8.17 foil | |
 Shadowmoor shm #260· 2008rare· Cardmarket €3.27 · €19.50 foil | rare | $12.72 | $58.81 | €3.27€19.50 foil |
Prices are TCGplayer market prices in USD for each printing and finish, via Scryfall. They are a guide, not an appraisal.
Where to buy Reaper King
Graded copies on eBay
Searches for the Shadowmoor #260 printing.
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 10
- EDHREC rank
- #8,780 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Alexander Mokhov, Jim Murray, Justine Jones
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Shadowmoor card (#260).
260
- 260Collector 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.
Rulings (4)
2008-05-01
A card with a monocolored hybrid mana symbol in its mana cost is each of the colors that appears in its mana cost, regardless of what mana was spent to cast it. Thus, Reaper King is all colors even if you spend ten colorless mana to cast it.
2008-05-01
If an effect reduces the cost to cast a spell by an amount of generic mana, it applies to a monocolored hybrid spell only if you've chosen a method of paying for it that includes generic mana.
2008-05-01
If a cost includes more than one monocolored hybrid mana symbol, you can choose a different way to pay for each symbol. For example, you can pay for Reaper King by spending one mana of each color,
and one mana each of four different colors, 
and one mana each of three different colors, 
and one mana each of two different colors, 
and one mana of any color, or 
.2008-05-01
A card with monocolored hybrid mana symbols in its mana cost has a mana value equal to the highest possible cost it could be cast for. Its mana value never changes. Thus, Reaper King has a mana value of 10, even if you spend
to cast it.
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