Dread Presence

As of Aug 1, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Dread Presence is $2.40 (M20 #96), and the most expensive is $5.79 (J22 #403). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.40, up 6.2% over 7 days, down 2.0% over 30 days, down 4.8% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $6.46 (2026).

Dread Presence has 4 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including promo pack and prerelease treatments.

M20 #96

$2.40

CK $4.99 / $2.00 17%

MP $1.75 48 avail

PM20 #96p Promo Pack

$3.85 +60%

CK $5.49 / $2.30 40%

MP $3.12 4 avail

M20 #96 Foil

$4.74 +98%

CK $8.99 / $4.50 5%

MP $4.29 7 avail

PM20 #96p Promo Pack Foil

$4.89 +104%

CK $12.99 / $6.50 -33%

MP $6.25 7 avail

PM20 #96s Prerelease Foil

$5.56 +132%

CK $10.99 / $6.90 -24%

MP $4.63 6 avail

J22 #403

$5.79 +141%

CK $4.99 / $2.75 53%

MP $3.63 30 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $6.90 cash for PM20 #96s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 37% (normal).

• Jul 12, 2019 A Swamp is a land with the subtype Swamp, not any land with a mana ability that produces black mana.
• Jul 12, 2019 If you choose the second mode and the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Dread Presence's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. You won't gain 2 life, and the ability won't change to the first mode.

Dread Presence has been reprinted 6 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
J22 #403	2022-12-02	Rare	Standard
PM20 #96p	2019-07-12	Rare	Promo Pack
PM20 #96p	2019-07-12	Rare	Promo Pack
PM20 #96s	2019-07-12	Rare	Prerelease
M20 #96	2019-07-12	Rare	Standard
M20 #96	2019-07-12	Rare	Standard

Dread Presence is the #2,535 most-played card on EDHREC, down 20 places over the last 30 days.