Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Words of Waste
Onslaught · #182 · rare · 2002
Enchantment
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Market reference
$5.60
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 182 / 351
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Jerry Tiritilli
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2002-10-07
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
Also does
Strategy & play
How Words of Waste 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 Words of Waste
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Jerry Tiritilli
This card was illustrated by Jerry Tiritilli.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Enchantment
{1}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, each opponent discards a card instead.
""Terror corrupts order and paralyzes instinct." —*Volume III, The Book of Decay*"
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) | $5.60 |
| USD (foil) | $31.89 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €3.03 |
| EUR (foil) | €14.08 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Words of Waste is real?
Words of Waste 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 Words of Waste worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Words of Waste is $5.60; 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 Words of Waste from?
Words of Waste is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Onslaught" in the expansion series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Words of Waste?
Words of Waste is a rare card in the Onslaught set.
