Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Ad Nauseam
Shards of Alara · #63 · rare · 2008
Instant
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Market reference
$26.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 63 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}
Type: Instant
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
"When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work."
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) | $26.21 |
| USD (foil) | $97.27 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €8.11 |
| EUR (foil) | €59.46 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ad Nauseam is real?
Ad Nauseam 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 Ad Nauseam worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ad Nauseam is $26.21; 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 Ad Nauseam from?
Ad Nauseam is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Ad Nauseam?
Ad Nauseam is a rare card in the Shards of Alara set.
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Other Ad Nauseam printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
