Sudden Disappearance
~$0.30 low · ~$0.55 high
White. Sorcery
Dark Ascension #23 · Illustrated by Cliff Childs
Dark Ascension #23 · Illustrated by Cliff ChildsWhat is Sudden Disappearance worth?
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Oracle text
Exile all nonland permanents target player controls. Return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Format legality
The only printing of Sudden Disappearance
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Ascension dka #23· 2012rare· Cardmarket €0.37 · €0.61 foil | rare | $0.30 | $0.55 | €0.37€0.61 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #20,479 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Cliff Childs
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dark Ascension card (#23).
23
- 23Collector 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 Sudden Disappearance, read from the Dark Ascension printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Sudden Disappearance. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 6: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Sorcery is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Cliff Childs. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Dark Ascension. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 23 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Cliff Childs, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2011-01-22
If Sudden Disappearance’s delayed triggered ability is countered or otherwise removed from the stack after triggering, the exiled cards will remain in exile indefinitely. The delayed triggered ability will only trigger once.
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