Magic: The Gathering · promo
Costly Plunder
Wizards Play Network 2024 · #14 · rare · 2024
Instant
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 14 / 18
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Ben Maier
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- commanderparty · wizardsplaynetwork
- Printed
- 2024-04-26
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Strategy & play
How Costly Plunder plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Costly Plunder
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Ben Maier
This card was illustrated by Ben Maier.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{B}
Type: Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature. Draw two cards.
"No lock of iron is a match for Vraska's will of stone."
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) | $0.33 |
| USD (foil) | $0.53 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.26 |
| EUR (foil) | €1.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Costly Plunder is real?
Costly Plunder 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 Costly Plunder worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Costly Plunder is $0.33; 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 Costly Plunder from?
Costly Plunder is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Wizards Play Network 2024" in the promo series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Costly Plunder?
Costly Plunder is a rare card in the Wizards Play Network 2024 set.
Other Costly Plunder printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
