Contagion Engine

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Contagion Engine is $12.14 (OTP #61, Showcase), and the most expensive is $52.04 (OTP #78, Borderless, Textured Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $15.03, up 12.4% over 7 days, down 13.9% over 30 days, up 14.7% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $19.43 (2026).

Contagion Engine has 5 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil, foil and textured foil finishes, including showcase and borderless treatments.

OTP #61 Showcase

$12.14

CK $13.99 / $5.75 53%

MP $11.98 102 avail

SOM #145

$13.02 +7%

CK $17.99 / $8.25 37%

MP $8.85 78 avail

PLST #SOM-145

$15.03 +24%

CK $21.99 / $11.00 27%

MP $14.40 48 avail

OTP #61 Showcase Foil

$16.74 +38%

CK $17.99 / $7.20 57%

MP $13.33 26 avail

SLD #1095

$17.54 +44%

CK $19.99 / $8.00 54%

MP $16.08 23 avail

SLD #1095 Foil

$17.91 +48%

CK $22.99 / $10.50 41%

MP $17.35 23 avail

SOM #145 Foil

$36.01 +197%

CK $34.99 / $17.50 51%

MP $19.29 2 avail

OTP #78 Borderless Textured Foil

$52.04 +329%

CK $59.99 / $30.00 42%

MP $80.16 2 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $30.00 cash for OTP #78 (Textured Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• Feb 4, 2023 An ability that triggers "Whenever you proliferate" triggers even if you chose no permanents or players while doing so.
• Feb 4, 2023 If a permanent ever has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it at the same time, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action so that the permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it.
• Feb 4, 2023 If a player or permanent has more than one kind of counter on it, and you choose for it to get additional counters, it must get one of each kind of counter it already has. You can't have it get just one kind of counter it already has and not the others.
• Feb 4, 2023 Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.
• Feb 4, 2023 To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.

Contagion Engine has been reprinted 8 times. The Breaking News reprint cut the price 62% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
OTP #61	2024-04-19	Mythic	Showcase	$5.30	$2.56	$4.04	$3.03
OTP #78	2024-04-19	Mythic	Borderless	$55.71	$56.40	$51.24	$38.28
OTP #61	2024-04-19	Mythic	Showcase	$14.52	$4.03	$5.58	$4.85
PLST #SOM-145	2022-04-29	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
SLD #1095	2021-06-21	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
SLD #1095	2021-06-21	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
SOM #145	2010-10-01	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
SOM #145	2010-10-01	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—

Contagion Engine is the #1,824 most-played card on EDHREC, down 17 places over the last 30 days.