Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Contamination
Urza's Saga · #123 · rare · 1998
Enchantment
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Market reference
$16.65
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 123 / 357
- Release year
- 1998
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Stephen Daniele
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1998-10-12
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice a creature. If a land is tapped for mana, it produces {B} instead of any other type and amount.
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) | $16.65 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €15.43 |
| MTGO tix | 16.41 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Contamination is real?
Contamination 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 Contamination worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Contamination is $16.65; 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 Contamination from?
Contamination is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Urza's Saga" in the expansion series, released in 1998.
What rarity is Contamination?
Contamination is a rare card in the Urza's Saga set.
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Other Contamination printings
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