Magic: The Gathering · starter
Certain Death
Welcome Deck 2017 · #16 · common · 2017
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.08
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 16 / 30
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Kev Walker
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Promo types
- starterdeck
- Printed
- 2017-04-15
About this card
Mana cost: {5}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
"Some spirits cling to one person, feasting on the growing fear until a final moment of all-consuming terror."
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) | $0.08 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.11 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Certain Death is real?
Certain Death 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 Certain Death worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Certain Death is $0.08; 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 Certain Death from?
Certain Death is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Welcome Deck 2017" in the starter series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Certain Death?
Certain Death is a common card in the Welcome Deck 2017 set.
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Other Certain Death printings
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