Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Death of a Thousand Stings
Saviors of Kamigawa · #64 · common · 2005
Instant — Arcane
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Market reference
$0.15
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 64 / 165
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Scott M. Fischer
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2005-06-03
About this card
Mana cost: {4}{B}
Type: Instant — Arcane
Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
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) | $0.15 |
| USD (foil) | $0.35 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.02 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.32 |
| MTGO tix | 0.05 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Death of a Thousand Stings is real?
Death of a Thousand Stings 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 Death of a Thousand Stings worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Death of a Thousand Stings is $0.15; 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 Death of a Thousand Stings from?
Death of a Thousand Stings is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Saviors of Kamigawa" in the expansion series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Death of a Thousand Stings?
Death of a Thousand Stings is a common card in the Saviors of Kamigawa set.
