Desperate Plea
TLEAvatar: The Last Airbender Eternal/#103/2025Rare
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.79
Cardmarket€1.21
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.26
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.12
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.99 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.79High $1.29Low $0.59▲ 33.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.26TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 4.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▼ 10.3%
90d high
$0.29
90d low
$0.23
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.26
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 10% below its 90 day high of $0.29.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 385% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery — Lesson
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Choose one or both —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield if its power is less than or equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
• Destroy target creature.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (1)
wotc2 Oct 2025
Because you select targets for Desperate Plea before paying its additional cost, the first mode cannot target and return the creature you sacrificed.
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About this card
Desperate Plea
Desperate Plea is a Sorcery — Lesson, with mana cost {1}{B} (mana value 2). 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: $0.26 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Desperate Plea FAQ
How much is Desperate Plea worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Desperate Plea is $0.26. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.23 to $0.29.
What is the cheapest printing of Desperate Plea?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal at $0.26 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Desperate Plea?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal at $1.14 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Desperate Plea are there?
Desperate Plea has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Desperate Plea first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TLE #103, released 2025-11-21.
Is there a foil version of Desperate Plea?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $1.26 versus $0.26 for nonfoil, which is 385% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Desperate Plea legal in Commander?
Yes, Desperate Plea is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Desperate Plea legal in Modern?
Desperate Plea is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.