Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Brilliant Ultimatum
Shards of Alara · #159 · rare · 2008
Sorcery
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$1.49
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 159 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Anthony Francisco
- Colors
- BUW
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
About this card
Mana cost: {W}{W}{U}{U}{U}{B}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Exile the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. You may play lands and cast spells from one of those piles. If you cast a spell this way, you cast it without paying its mana cost.
"Revealing the truth only deepened Tezzeret's curiosity for the secrets still buried."
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) | $1.49 |
| USD (foil) | $5.40 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.75 |
| EUR (foil) | €2.40 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Brilliant Ultimatum is real?
Brilliant Ultimatum 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 Brilliant Ultimatum worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Brilliant Ultimatum is $1.49; 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 Brilliant Ultimatum from?
Brilliant Ultimatum is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Brilliant Ultimatum?
Brilliant Ultimatum is a rare card in the Shards of Alara set.
