capital offense
USTUnstable/#52/2017Common
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.10
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.08
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.02
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.39Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.08TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 27.3%90d▼ 38.5%
90d high
$0.13
90d low
$0.08
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.08
Unstable
- Down 27.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 38% below its 90 day high of $0.13.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 463% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
instant
target creature gets -x/-x until end of turn, where x is the number of times a capital letter appears in its rules text. (ignore reminder text and flavor text.)
Card capabilities
Creature removalInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (2)
wotc19 Jan 2018
ability words are part of the creature’s rules text. any capital letters an ability word has will count.
wotc19 Jan 2018
all capital letters in the target creature’s rules text count, not just the ones in the first word of each sentence.
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About this card
capital offense
capital offense is an instant, with mana cost {2}{B}{B} (mana value 4).
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: $0.08 (down 27.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
capital offense FAQ
How much is capital offense worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for capital offense is $0.08. It is down 27.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.08 to $0.13.
What is the cheapest printing of capital offense?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Unstable at $0.08 on TCGplayer.
What set was capital offense first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from UST #52, released 2017-12-08.
Is there a foil version of capital offense?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.45 versus $0.08 for nonfoil, which is 463% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is capital offense legal in Commander?
capital offense is not currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is capital offense legal in Modern?
capital offense is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is capital offense legal in Standard?
capital offense is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does capital offense do?
capital offense is an instant with mana cost {2}{B}{B}. Its Oracle text reads: "target creature gets -x/-x until end of turn, where x is the number of times a capital letter appears in its rules text. (ignore reminder text and flavor text.)".