Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Patriarch's Desire
Odyssey · #156 · common · 2001
Enchantment — Aura
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Market reference
$0.09
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 156 / 353
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Eric Peterson
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2001-10-01
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{B}
Type: Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/-2. Threshold — Enchanted creature gets an additional +2/-2 as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Keywords: Enchant, Threshold
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.09 |
| USD (foil) | $0.50 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.09 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.56 |
| MTGO tix | 0.06 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Patriarch's Desire is real?
Patriarch's Desire is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Patriarch's Desire worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Patriarch's Desire is $0.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Patriarch's Desire from?
Patriarch's Desire is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Odyssey" in the expansion series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Patriarch's Desire?
Patriarch's Desire is a common card in the Odyssey set.
