Contagion Engine
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MV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$17.99
Cardmarket€17.33
ManaPool$12.44
TCGplayer$16.32
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$11.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $17.99High $19.99Low $16.99▼ 10.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$16.32TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 2.1%30d▼ 3.4%90d▼ 7.0%
90d high
$17.54
90d low
$16.32
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 4th
Cheapest paper printing
$12.46
Breaking News
- Down 3.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 7% below its 90 day high of $17.54.
- This printing is the 4th cheapest paper printing currently priced (5 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact
When this artifact enters, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature target player controls.
, : Proliferate twice. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there. Then do it again.)
Keywords
Proliferate
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (8)
wotc4 Feb 2023
If a player or permanent has more than one kind of counter on it, and you choose for it to get additional counters, it must get one of each kind of counter it already has. You can't have it get just one kind of counter it already has and not the others.
wotc4 Feb 2023
If a permanent ever has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it at the same time, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action so that the permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it.
wotc4 Feb 2023
Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.
wotc4 Feb 2023
To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.
wotc4 Feb 2023
You don't have to choose every permanent or player that has a counter, only the ones you want to add another counter to. Since "any number" includes zero, you don't have to choose any permanents at all, and you don't have to choose any players at all.
wotc4 Feb 2023
An ability that triggers "Whenever you proliferate" triggers even if you chose no permanents or players while doing so.
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About this card
Contagion Engine
Contagion Engine is an Artifact, with mana cost {6} (mana value 6). Printed 5 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: $16.32 (down 3.4% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Contagion Engine FAQ
How much is Contagion Engine worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Contagion Engine is $16.32. It is down 3.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $16.32 to $17.54.
What is the cheapest printing of Contagion Engine?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Breaking News at $12.46 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Contagion Engine?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Breaking News at $55.29 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Contagion Engine are there?
Contagion Engine has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Contagion Engine first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SOM #145, released 2010-10-01.
What is the newest printing of Contagion Engine?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from OTP #61, released 2024-04-19.
Is there a foil version of Contagion Engine?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $16.77 versus $16.32 for nonfoil, which is 3% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Contagion Engine legal in Commander?
Yes, Contagion Engine is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.