Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Despotic Scepter
Ice Age · #316 · rare · 1995
Artifact
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Market reference
$5.12
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 316 / 383
- Release year
- 1995
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Richard Thomas
- Frame
- 1993
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1995-06-03
About this card
Mana cost: {1}
Type: Artifact
{T}: Destroy target permanent you own. It can't be regenerated.
""We were not meant to have such terrible things. They should be left where we found them, if not destroyed!" —Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic"
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) | $5.12 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €5.33 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Despotic Scepter is real?
Despotic Scepter 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 Despotic Scepter worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Despotic Scepter is $5.12; 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 Despotic Scepter from?
Despotic Scepter is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Ice Age" in the expansion series, released in 1995.
What rarity is Despotic Scepter?
Despotic Scepter is a rare card in the Ice Age set.
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Other Despotic Scepter printings
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