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Brilliant Ultimatum

Shards of Alara159Rare

Brilliant Ultimatum is a Sorcery from the Magic: The Gathering set Shards of Alara (ALA), card 159 (Rare), illustrated by Anthony Francisco and released on 3 Oct 2008. As of , the Normal printing is €0.84 on Cardmarket and $1.35 on TCGplayer; Foil is €2.29 on Cardmarket and $8.56 on TCGplayer. The Normal price on Cardmarket is up 68.0% since (from €0.50 to €0.84).

How much is Brilliant Ultimatum (Shards of Alara 159) worth?

CardmarketEUR
€0.84Market · Normal
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TCGplayerUSD
$1.35Market · Normal
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Prices as of

Card details

Card type
Sorcery
Types
Sorcery
Mana cost
{W}{W}{U}{U}{U}{B}{B}
Mana value
7
Colors
BlackBlueWhite
Color identity
BlackBlueWhite
Finishes
FoilNon-foil
Border
Black
Release date
Number
159
Rarity
Rare

Flavor text

Revealing the truth only deepened Tezzeret's curiosity for the secrets still buried.

Oracle text

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.

Price history

Last 90 days
  • TCGplayer · Foil
  • TCGplayer · Normal
  • Cardmarket · Foil
  • Cardmarket · Normal

Daily market prices over the last 90 days: TCGplayer · Foil between $7.71 and $8.56; TCGplayer · Normal between $1.22 and $1.43; Cardmarket · Foil between €1.89 and €2.31; Cardmarket · Normal between €0.48 and €0.84.

Colour is the market, dashes are the variant. TCGplayer in USD, Cardmarket in EUR.

Price breakdown

TCGplayer prices in US dollars
PrintMarketLowMidHigh
NormalShards of Alara · 159$1.35———
FoilShards of Alara · 159$8.56———
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