Courageous Resolve
LTCTales of Middle-earth Commander/#506/2023RareBorderless
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.99
Cardmarket€0.52
ManaPool$0.35
TCGplayer$0.73
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.25
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.99High $2.29Low $0.99▼ 50.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.73TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 4.3%90d▲ 2.8%
90d high
$0.74
90d low
$0.63
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.47
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Up 4.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 36% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Up to one target creature you control gains protection from each of your opponents until end of turn. Draw a card. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything controlled by those players.)
Fateful hour — If you have 5 or less life, you can't lose life this turn, you can't lose the game this turn, and your opponents can't win the game this turn.
Keywords
Fateful hour
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (14)
wotc3 Nov 2023
If you cast Courageous Resolve in a Two-Headed Giant game and your team's life total is 5 or less when it resolves, your team can't lose the game that turn and the opposing team can't win the game that turn.
wotc3 Nov 2023
If an effect would cause you to exchange life totals with another player whose life total is lower than yours, the exchange won't happen. Neither player's life total changes.
wotc3 Nov 2023
Courageous Resolve checks your life total only at the time it resolves. If it's 5 or less at that time, even if you gain life later in the turn, you'll still be unable to lose life or lose the game that turn, and your opponents will still be unable to win the game that turn.
wotc3 Nov 2023
Spells and abilities that would normally cause you to lose life still resolve, but the life-loss part simply has no effect.
wotc3 Nov 2023
You can't pay a cost that includes the payment of any amount of life other than 0 life. However, you can choose to be dealt damage, even though that damage won't result in your life total changing.
wotc3 Nov 2023
Courageous Resolve doesn't prevent damage. Rather, it changes the results of that damage. For example, if a creature with lifelink deals damage to you, you won't lose any life, but its controller will still gain that much life. Similarly, if a creature with infect deals damage to you, you'll still receive that many poison counters.
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About this card
Courageous Resolve
Courageous Resolve is an Instant, with mana cost {2}{W} (mana value 3). Printed 2 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: $0.73 (up 4.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Courageous Resolve FAQ
How much is Courageous Resolve worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Courageous Resolve is $0.73. It is up 4.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.63 to $0.74.
What is the cheapest printing of Courageous Resolve?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Tales of Middle-earth Commander at $0.47 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Courageous Resolve?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Tales of Middle-earth Commander at $3.44 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Courageous Resolve are there?
Courageous Resolve has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Courageous Resolve first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LTC #506, released 2023-11-03.
Is there a foil version of Courageous Resolve?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.47 versus $0.73 for nonfoil, which is 36% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Courageous Resolve legal in Commander?
Yes, Courageous Resolve is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Courageous Resolve legal in Modern?
Courageous Resolve is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.