Curse of the Cabal
TSPTime Spiral/#99/2006Rare
Colour IDMV 10
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$2.99
Cardmarket€1.13
ManaPool$0.78
TCGplayer$4.65
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$1.50
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $2.99High $2.99Low $2.29▲ 20.1%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$4.65TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 8.6%30d▲ 48.6%90d▲ 68.5%
90d high
$4.66
90d low
$2.76
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$4.65
Time Spiral
- Up 48.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $4.66.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 142% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Target player sacrifices half the permanents they control of their choice, rounded down.
Suspend 2— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if this card is suspended, that player may sacrifice a permanent of their choice. If the player does, put two time counters on this card.
Keywords
Suspend
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Rulings (13)
wotc2 Feb 2024
Suspend is a keyword that represents three abilities. The first is a static ability that allows you to exile the card from your hand with the specified number of time counters (the number before the dash) on it by paying its suspend cost (listed after the dash). The second is a triggered ability that removes a time counter from the suspended card at the beginning of each of your upkeeps. The third is a triggered ability that gives you the option to cast the card when the last time counter is removed.
wotc2 Feb 2024
The mana value of a spell cast without paying its mana cost is determined by its mana cost, even though that cost wasn't paid.
wotc2 Feb 2024
If an effect refers to a "suspended card," that means a card that (1) has suspend, (2) is in exile, and (3) has one or more time counters on it.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Exiling a card with suspend isn't casting that card. This action doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
wotc2 Feb 2024
If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Due to a recent rules change to suspend, you are no longer required to cast the suspended card as the second triggered ability of suspend resolves. Instead, as the second triggered ability resolves, you may cast the card. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored. If you don't cast the card, it remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.
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About this card
Curse of the Cabal
Curse of the Cabal is a Sorcery, with mana cost {9}{B} (mana value 10).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $4.65 (up 48.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Curse of the Cabal FAQ
How much is Curse of the Cabal worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Curse of the Cabal is $4.65. It is up 48.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $2.76 to $4.66.
What is the cheapest printing of Curse of the Cabal?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Time Spiral at $4.65 on TCGplayer.
What set was Curse of the Cabal first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TSP #99, released 2006-10-06.
Is there a foil version of Curse of the Cabal?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $11.23 versus $4.65 for nonfoil, which is 142% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Curse of the Cabal legal in Commander?
Yes, Curse of the Cabal is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Curse of the Cabal legal in Modern?
Yes, Curse of the Cabal is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Curse of the Cabal legal in Standard?
Curse of the Cabal is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Curse of the Cabal do?
Curse of the Cabal is a Sorcery with mana cost {9}{B}. Its Oracle text reads: "Target player sacrifices half the permanents they control of their choice, rounded down. Suspend 2—{2}{B}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {2}{B}{B} and exile it with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.) At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if this card is suspended, that player may sacrifice a permanent of their choice. If the player does, put two time counters on this card.".