Cease // Desist
MKMMurders at Karlov Manor/#246/2024Uncommon
Colour IDMV 8
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.15
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.16
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.16TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 5.9%30d▲ 6.7%90d▲ 23.1%
90d high
$0.17
90d low
$0.12
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.16
Murders at Karlov Manor
- Up 6.7% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 6% below its 90 day high of $0.17.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 69% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Split. Cast either half
Cease
Instant
Exile up to two target cards from a single graveyard. Target player gains 2 life and draws a card.
Desist
Sorcery
Destroy all artifacts and enchantments.
Card capabilities
InstantSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc2 Feb 2024
Each split card is a single card. For example, if you discard a split card, you've discarded one card, not two. If an effect counts the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard, Cease // Desist counts once, not twice.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Each split card has two names. If an effect instructs you to choose a card name, you may choose one of those names, but not both.
wotc2 Feb 2024
To cast a split card, choose one of its halves to cast. There's no way to cast both halves of any of the split cards featured in this set.
wotc2 Feb 2024
A split card's characteristics are a combination of its two halves while it is not on the stack. For example, Cease // Desist has a mana value of 8 while it is in your library. If an effect allows you to search your library for a card with mana value 4 or less, you can't find Cease // Desist.
wotc2 Feb 2024
If an effect allows you to cast a spell with certain characteristics, consider only the characteristics of the half you're casting. For example, if an effect allows you to cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 2 or less from among cards in your graveyard, you could cast Cease this way, but not Desist.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Split cards have two card faces on a single card. The characteristics of the half you didn't cast are ignored while the spell is on the stack.
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About this card
Cease // Desist
Cease // Desist is an Instant // Sorcery, with mana cost {1}{B/G}//{4}{G/W}{G/W} (mana value 8).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.16 (up 6.7% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Cease // Desist FAQ
How much is Cease // Desist worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Cease // Desist is $0.16. It is up 6.7% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.12 to $0.17.
What is the cheapest printing of Cease // Desist?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Murders at Karlov Manor at $0.16 on TCGplayer.
What set was Cease // Desist first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MKM #246, released 2024-02-09.
Is there a foil version of Cease // Desist?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.27 versus $0.16 for nonfoil, which is 69% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Cease // Desist legal in Commander?
Yes, Cease // Desist is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Cease // Desist legal in Modern?
Yes, Cease // Desist is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Cease // Desist legal in Standard?
Yes, Cease // Desist is currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.