Magic: The Gathering · starter
Soul Shred
Portal · #112 · common · 1997
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 112 / 257
- Release year
- 1997
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Alan Rabinowitz
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1997-05-01
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Soul Shred deals 3 damage to target nonblack creature. You gain 3 life.
"It would be a shame to let life slip away to nothing."
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) | $0.13 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Soul Shred is real?
Soul Shred 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 Soul Shred worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Soul Shred is $0.13; 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 Soul Shred from?
Soul Shred is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Portal" in the starter series, released in 1997.
What rarity is Soul Shred?
Soul Shred is a common card in the Portal set.
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Other Soul Shred printings
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