Winter's Chill
ICEIce Age/#107/1995Rare
Reserved listColour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$2.29
Cardmarket€1.63
ManaPool$0.77
TCGplayer$1.61
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$1.05
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $2.29High $2.49Low $1.49▲ 53.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.61TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 3.9%90d▲ 2.5%
90d high
$1.61
90d low
$1.51
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$1.61
Ice Age
- Up 3.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $1.61.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
X can't be greater than the number of snow lands you control.
Choose X target attacking creatures. For each of those creatures, its controller may pay or . If that player doesn't, destroy that creature at end of combat. If that player pays only , prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this combat.
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (2)
wotc20 Sept 2013
If a turn has multiple combat phases, this spell can be cast during any of them as long as it’s before the beginning of that phase’s Declare Blockers Step.
wotc4 Oct 2004
The payments are made when the spell resolves. The three options are: pay {2} to let creature act as normal, pay {1} to have creature neither deal or receive damage, or pay nothing and the creature does deal and receive damage but it will be destroyed at end of combat.
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About this card
Winter's Chill
Winter's Chill is an Instant, with mana cost {X}{U} (mana value 1).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.61 (up 3.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Winter's Chill FAQ
How much is Winter's Chill worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Winter's Chill is $1.61. It is up 3.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.51 to $1.61.
What is the cheapest printing of Winter's Chill?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Ice Age at $1.61 on TCGplayer.
What set was Winter's Chill first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ICE #107, released 1995-06-03.
Is Winter's Chill legal in Commander?
Yes, Winter's Chill is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Winter's Chill legal in Modern?
Winter's Chill is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Winter's Chill legal in Standard?
Winter's Chill is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Winter's Chill do?
Winter's Chill is an Instant with mana cost {X}{U}. Its Oracle text reads: "Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared. X can't be greater than the number of snow lands you control. Choose X target attacking creatures. For each of those creatures, its controller may pay {1} or {2}. If that player doesn't, destroy that creature at end of combat. If that player pays only {1}, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this combat.".