Magic: The Gathering · starter
Deception
Portal Three Kingdoms · #73 · common · 1999
Sorcery
Listings
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Market reference
$2.55
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 73 / 180
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Wang Feng
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- white
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1999-05-01
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Target opponent discards two cards.
"Believing they wrote the forged letter that had been stolen from Zhou Yu, Cao Cao rashly executed his two best admirals for treason."
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) | $2.55 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.58 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Deception is real?
Deception 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 Deception worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Deception is $2.55; 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 Deception from?
Deception is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Portal Three Kingdoms" in the starter series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Deception?
Deception is a common card in the Portal Three Kingdoms set.
