Inscription of Ruin
ZNRZendikar Rising/#340/2020Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.25
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.33
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.33TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 13.2%30d▼ 28.3%90d▼ 19.5%
90d high
$0.48
90d low
$0.33
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.17
Zendikar Rising
- Down 28.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 31% below its 90 day high of $0.48.
- This printing is the 3rd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 15% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Kicker
Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Target opponent discards two cards.
• Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or less.
Keywords
Kicker
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (11)
wotc8 Nov 2024
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
wotc8 Nov 2024
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
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About this card
Inscription of Ruin
Inscription of Ruin is a Sorcery, with mana cost {2}{B} (mana value 3). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.33 (down 28.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Inscription of Ruin FAQ
How much is Inscription of Ruin worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Inscription of Ruin is $0.33. It is down 28.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.33 to $0.48.
What is the cheapest printing of Inscription of Ruin?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Zendikar Rising at $0.17 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Inscription of Ruin?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Zendikar Rising Promos at $0.30 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Inscription of Ruin are there?
Inscription of Ruin has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Inscription of Ruin first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ZNR #340, released 2020-09-25.
Is there a foil version of Inscription of Ruin?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.28 versus $0.33 for nonfoil, which is 15% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Inscription of Ruin legal in Commander?
Yes, Inscription of Ruin is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Inscription of Ruin legal in Modern?
Yes, Inscription of Ruin is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.