Worst Fears

MB2Mystery Booster 2/#52/2024MythicReprint
Colour IDMV 8
Worst Fears
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.99
Cardmarket€1.06
ManaPool$0.16
TCGplayer$0.61
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.15
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.40 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.99High $1.49Low $0.99▼ 33.6%
This printing
SetMB2
Collector #52
Released2024-08-02
Raritymythic
ArtistEric Deschamps
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.61TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 1.6%30d▼ 4.7%90d▲ 5.2%
90d high
$0.64
90d low
$0.58
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.61
Mystery Booster 2
  • Down 4.7% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
  • Currently 5% below its 90 day high of $0.64.
  • This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Compare printings (3 priced)
PrintingFinishRarityPrice7D30DActions
Mystery Booster 2MB2 · #52 · 2024-08-02nonfoilmythic$0.61▼ 1.6%▲ 3.4%
eBay
Journey into NyxJOU · #87 · 2014-05-02nonfoilmythic$2.20▲ 0.0%▼ 7.9%
eBay
Secret Lair DropSLD · #2398 · 2026-02-23foilmythic$3.69▼ 7.1%▼ 17.4%
eBay
Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
You control target player during that player's next turn. Exile Worst Fears. (You see all cards that player could see and make all decisions for them.)
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Rulings (13)
wotc13 Jul 2016
While controlling another player, you can see all cards in the game that player can see. This includes cards in that player's hand, face-down cards that player controls, and any cards in that player's library the player may look at.
wotc13 Jul 2016
Controlling a player doesn't allow you to look at that player's sideboard. If an effect instructs that player to choose a card from outside the game, you can't have that player choose any card.
wotc26 Apr 2014
You can use only the affected player's resources (cards, mana, and so on) to pay costs for that player; you can't use your own. Similarly, you can use the affected player's resources only to pay that player's costs; you can't spend them on your costs.
wotc26 Apr 2014
You can't make the affected player concede. That player may choose to concede at any time, even while you're controlling them.
wotc26 Apr 2014
You could gain control of yourself using Worst Fears, but unless you do so to overwrite someone else's player-controlling effect, this doesn't do anything.
wotc26 Apr 2014
While controlling another player, you make all choices and decisions that player is allowed to make or is told to make during that turn. This includes choices about what spells to cast or what abilities to activate, as well as any decisions called for by triggered abilities or for any other reason.
About this card

Worst Fears

Worst Fears is a Sorcery, with mana cost {7}{B} (mana value 8). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.

Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.

Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.61 (down 4.7% over 30 days).

Frequently asked

Worst Fears FAQ

How much is Worst Fears worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Worst Fears is $0.61. It is down 4.7% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.58 to $0.64.
What is the cheapest printing of Worst Fears?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster 2 at $0.61 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Worst Fears?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Secret Lair Drop at $3.69 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Worst Fears are there?
Worst Fears has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Worst Fears first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from JOU #87, released 2014-05-02.
What is the newest printing of Worst Fears?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SLD #2398, released 2026-02-23.
Is Worst Fears legal in Commander?
Yes, Worst Fears is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Worst Fears legal in Modern?
Yes, Worst Fears is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.