Magic: The Gathering · starter
False Defeat
Portal Three Kingdoms · #4 · common · 1999
Sorcery
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Market reference
$19.34
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 4 / 180
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Li Wang
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- white
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1999-05-01
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{W}
Type: Sorcery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
""All warfare is based on deception." —Sun Tzu, *Art of War* (trans. Giles)"
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) | $19.34 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €10.30 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my False Defeat is real?
False Defeat 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 False Defeat worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for False Defeat is $19.34; 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 False Defeat from?
False Defeat is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Portal Three Kingdoms" in the starter series, released in 1999.
What rarity is False Defeat?
False Defeat is a common card in the Portal Three Kingdoms set.
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Other False Defeat printings
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