Magic: The Gathering · starter
Empty City Ruse
Portal Three Kingdoms · #3 · uncommon · 1999
Sorcery
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Market reference
$46.94
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 3 / 180
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Qu Xin
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- white
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1999-05-01
About this card
Mana cost: {W}
Type: Sorcery
Target opponent skips all combat phases of their next turn.
"Out of time and options, Kongming was forced to bluff at Xicheng. He tricked an army of 150,000 Wei by leaving the city gates open and calmly playing the zither."
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) | $46.94 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €12.61 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Empty City Ruse is real?
Empty City Ruse 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 Empty City Ruse worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Empty City Ruse is $46.94; 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 Empty City Ruse from?
Empty City Ruse is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Portal Three Kingdoms" in the starter series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Empty City Ruse?
Empty City Ruse is a uncommon card in the Portal Three Kingdoms set.
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Other Empty City Ruse printings
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