Diminishing Returns
ALLAlliances/#26/1996Rare◆ Graded data
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$9.99
Cardmarket€6.90
ManaPool$4.56
TCGplayer$8.66
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$3.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $9.99High $14.99Low $9.99▼ 28.6%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$8.66TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 4.6%30d▼ 9.3%90d▼ 39.3%
90d high
$14.26
90d low
$8.66
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$7.68
Eternal Masters
- Down 9.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 39% below its 90 day high of $14.26.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
PSAGrade 10
$36.98
BGSGrade 10
$48.00
CGCGrade 10
$15.00
SGCGrade 10
$22.00
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$36.00
AnyGrade 8
$19.99
AnyGrade 7
$2.66
Raw market
$7.97
PSA 10
$36.98+364%
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library. You exile the top ten cards of your library. Then each player draws up to seven cards.
Card capabilities
Exile effectSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (3)
wotc8 Jun 2016
The exiled cards are exiled face up. You’ll see them before you choose how many cards to draw.
wotc8 Jun 2016
Each player chooses to draw any number of cards from zero to seven. First the player whose turn it is chooses how many cards to draw, then draws those cards, then each other player in turn order does the same.
wotc8 Jun 2016
Diminishing Returns won’t be put into your graveyard until after it’s finished resolving, which means it won’t be shuffled into your library as part of its own effect.
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About this card
Diminishing Returns
Diminishing Returns is a Sorcery, with mana cost {2}{U}{U} (mana value 4). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $8.66 (down 9.3% over 30 days).
This exact printing has PSA 10 market price $36.98, BGS 10 market price $48.00, CGC 10 market price $15.00 and SGC 10 market price $22.00. The PSA 10 slab commands a +364% premium over the raw market ($7.97) for this exact printing. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Diminishing Returns FAQ
How much is Diminishing Returns worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Diminishing Returns is $8.66. It is down 9.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $8.66 to $14.26.
What is the cheapest printing of Diminishing Returns?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Eternal Masters at $7.68 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Diminishing Returns?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Classic Sixth Edition at $9.40 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Diminishing Returns are there?
Diminishing Returns has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Diminishing Returns first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ALL #26, released 1996-06-10.
What is the newest printing of Diminishing Returns?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from EMA #46, released 2016-06-10.
Is Diminishing Returns legal in Commander?
Yes, Diminishing Returns is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Diminishing Returns legal in Modern?
Diminishing Returns is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.