Psychic Vortex
WTHWeatherlight/#50/1997Rare◆ Graded data
Reserved listColour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$3.49
Cardmarket€2.92
ManaPool$2.35
TCGplayer$3.75
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.65
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.39 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $3.49High $5.99Low $3.49▼ 12.5%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$3.75TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 0.5%30d▲ 0.0%90d▼ 0.5%
90d high
$3.83
90d low
$3.70
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$3.75
Weatherlight
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 2% below its 90 day high of $3.83.
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$27.00
AnyGrade 9
$24.99
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Gameplay and rules
Enchantment
Cumulative upkeep—Draw a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice a land and discard your hand.
Keywords
Cumulative upkeep
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Apr 2008
You may choose to draw cards to pay the cumulative upkeep cost even if the number of cards you’d have to draw exceeds the number of cards in your library. If enough of those draws are replaced by replacement effects so you don’t actually attempt to draw a card with an empty library, everything’s fine. However, if you do attempt to draw a card with an empty library this way, Psychic Vortex will remain on the battlefield but you’ll lose the game as a state-based action as soon as the cumulative upkeep ability finishes resolving.
wotc1 Apr 2008
Psychic Vortex’s cumulative upkeep ability has you draw cards as a cost. If you choose to do so, and some or all of those draws are replaced by replacement effects, you are still considered to have paid the cumulative upkeep cost.
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About this card
Psychic Vortex
Psychic Vortex is an Enchantment, with mana cost {2}{U}{U} (mana value 4).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $3.75 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
This exact printing has graded market data available further up the page. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Psychic Vortex FAQ
How much is Psychic Vortex worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Psychic Vortex is $3.75. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $3.70 to $3.83.
What is the cheapest printing of Psychic Vortex?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Weatherlight at $3.75 on TCGplayer.
What set was Psychic Vortex first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from WTH #50, released 1997-06-09.
Is Psychic Vortex legal in Commander?
Yes, Psychic Vortex is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Psychic Vortex legal in Modern?
Psychic Vortex is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Psychic Vortex legal in Standard?
Psychic Vortex is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Psychic Vortex do?
Psychic Vortex is an Enchantment with mana cost {2}{U}{U}. Its Oracle text reads: "Cumulative upkeep—Draw a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice a land and discard your hand.".