Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Patriarch's Bidding
Onslaught · #161 · rare · 2002
Sorcery
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Market reference
$9.55
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 161 / 351
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Ben Thompson
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2002-10-07
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Each player chooses a creature type. Each player returns all creature cards of a type chosen this way from their graveyard to the battlefield.
""Family plots are so convenient." —Cabal Patriarch"
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) | $9.55 |
| USD (foil) | $58.22 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €5.49 |
| EUR (foil) | €64.99 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Patriarch's Bidding is real?
Patriarch's Bidding 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 Bidding worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Patriarch's Bidding is $9.55; 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 Bidding from?
Patriarch's Bidding is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Onslaught" in the expansion series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Patriarch's Bidding?
Patriarch's Bidding is a rare card in the Onslaught set.
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Other Patriarch's Bidding printings
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