Plague of Vermin
SHMShadowmoor/#73/2008Rare
Colour IDMV 7
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$18.99
Cardmarket€11.21
ManaPool$13.00
TCGplayer$20.13
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$12.00
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $18.99High $18.99Low $12.99▲ 46.2%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$20.13TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 1.3%90d▼ 5.4%
90d high
$21.87
90d low
$20.09
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$1.77
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material
- Down 1.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 8% below its 90 day high of $21.87.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 267% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of life. Repeat this process until no one pays life. Each player creates a 1/1 black Rat creature token for each 1 life they paid this way.
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc1 May 2008
In a game of N players, the process ends when all N players in sequence (starting with you) choose not to pay life. It doesn't end the first time a player chooses not to pay life. If a player chooses not to pay life but the process continues, that player may pay life the next time the process gets around to them.
wotc1 May 2008
In a Two-Headed Giant game, each player on a team gets a chance to pay life. The team's life total is adjusted in between.
wotc1 May 2008
After the process stops, the total amount of life each player paid this way is calculated. That's how many tokens each player gets. All the tokens enter at the same time.
wotc1 May 2008
If a player chooses to spend life, their life total goes down immediately. This will affect how much life that player can spend the next time the process gets around to them. If a player chooses to pay life three different times during this process, for example, that counts as three separate instances of losing life, not as one.
wotc1 May 2008
The amount of life a player may spend must be equal to or less than that player's life total; you can't spend life you haven't got.
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About this card
Plague of Vermin
Plague of Vermin is a Sorcery, with mana cost {6}{B} (mana value 7). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $20.13 (down 1.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Plague of Vermin FAQ
How much is Plague of Vermin worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Plague of Vermin is $20.13. It is down 1.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $20.09 to $21.87.
What is the cheapest printing of Plague of Vermin?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material at $1.77 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Plague of Vermin?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Shadowmoor at $20.13 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Plague of Vermin are there?
Plague of Vermin has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Plague of Vermin first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SHM #73, released 2008-05-02.
What is the newest printing of Plague of Vermin?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PZA #7, released 2026-03-06.
Is there a foil version of Plague of Vermin?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $73.92 versus $20.13 for nonfoil, which is 267% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Plague of Vermin legal in Commander?
Yes, Plague of Vermin is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.