Knife and Death
UNFUnfinity/#77/2022Rare
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.12
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.13
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.13TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 8.3%
90d high
$0.14
90d low
$0.12
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.12
Unfinity
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 7% below its 90 day high of $0.14.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 8% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Just a second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't move permanents.)
One at a time, throw ten cards you own from outside the game onto the playing area from a distance of at least three feet (about one meter). For each of those cards, Knife and Death deals 1 damage to each creature or planeswalker you don't control that card is touching. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (8)
wotc7 Oct 2022
No player may interfere with the throwing of the ten cards, including while they’re in flight.
wotc7 Oct 2022
Card sleeves are considered part of the card. If a thrown card (or its own card sleeve) is touching another card’s sleeve, it is considered touching that card.
wotc7 Oct 2022
The thrown cards never actually enter the game. After Knife and Death finishes resolving, they return from whence they came, to thine sideboard or collection.
wotc7 Oct 2022
Just a second is a variant of split second. Announcing Knife and Death instantly locks all permanents in place on the battlefield. As long as Knife and Death is on the stack, players can’t cast spells, activate abilities, or move their permanents.
wotc7 Oct 2022
If one of the cards ends up touching the object used to represent a creature or planeswalker token an opponent controls, Knife and Death will deal damage to it.
wotc7 Oct 2022
The ten cards must be traditionally sized Magic cards. They can be in card sleeves if you’d like, but not otherwise modified. They must be thrown onto the battlefield from at least three feet (about one meter) away horizontally.
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About this card
Knife and Death
Knife and Death is a Sorcery, with mana cost {2}{B}{B} (mana value 4). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: not_legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: not_legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.13 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Knife and Death FAQ
How much is Knife and Death worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Knife and Death is $0.13. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.12 to $0.14.
What is the cheapest printing of Knife and Death?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Unfinity at $0.12 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Knife and Death?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Unfinity at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Knife and Death are there?
Knife and Death has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Knife and Death first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from UNF #77, released 2022-10-07.
Is there a foil version of Knife and Death?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.12 versus $0.13 for nonfoil, which is 8% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Knife and Death legal in Commander?
Knife and Death is not currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Knife and Death legal in Modern?
Knife and Death is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.