Nine Lives
Nine Lives Price Summary
As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Nine Lives is $0.68 (M21 #28), and the most expensive is $19.31 (SLD #793, Borderless, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.67, up 11.7% over 7 days, up 287.0% over 30 days, up 292.6% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $2.67 (2026).
Nine Lives Printings & Prices
Nine Lives has 6 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless, promo pack, prerelease and extended art treatments.
Sell Nine Lives: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $7.50 cash for SLD #793 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 42% (wide).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | SLD #793 | Foil | $7.50 | $12.99 | 42% |
| Card Kingdom | MAR #3 | Foil | $5.00 | $9.99 | 50% |
| Card Kingdom | PM21 #28p | Foil | $3.00 | $5.99 | 50% |
| CoolStuffInc | SLD #793 | Foil | $2.75 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PM21 #28s | Foil | $2.50 | $4.49 | 44% |
| Card Kingdom | M21 #344 | Nonfoil | $1.60 | $3.49 | 54% |
| CoolStuffInc | M21 #344 | Foil | $1.25 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | MAR #3 | Nonfoil | $1.00 | $2.99 | 67% |
| CoolStuffInc | M21 #344 | Nonfoil | $1.00 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | M21 #344 | Foil | $0.90 | $2.99 | 70% |
Nine Lives Rules Text & Legality
Hexproof
If a source would deal damage to you, prevent that damage and put an incarnation counter on this enchantment.
When there are nine or more incarnation counters on this enchantment, exile it.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.
Nine Lives is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
Nine Lives Rulings
- Jun 23, 2020 If damage that a source would deal to you can't be prevented, you still put an incarnation counter on Nine Lives.
- Jun 23, 2020 If more than one source deals damage to you at once, prevent the damage from each of them and put that many incarnation counters on Nine Lives, even if this causes more than nine incarnation counters to be on Nine Lives. Leave it to cats to abuse loopholes.
- Jun 23, 2020 If you counter the first triggered ability or otherwise remove it from the stack, it will just trigger again immediately if Nine Lives still has nine or more incarnation counters on it.
- Jun 23, 2020 Once the first triggered ability is on the stack, it won't trigger again, even if more damage is prevented and more incarnation counters are put onto it.
- Jun 23, 2020 The last ability of Nine Lives triggers no matter how it leaves the battlefield.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Nine Lives has been reprinted 10 times. The Marvel Universe reprint cut the price 51% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR #3 | 2025-09-26 | Mythic | Borderless | $3.24 | $3.92 | $2.75 | $1.11 |
| MAR #3 | 2025-09-26 | Mythic | Borderless | $20.47 | $18.39 | $10.05 | $6.12 |
| SLD #793 | 2021-06-21 | Rare | Borderless | — | — | — | — |
| M21 #28 | 2020-07-03 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| M21 #28 | 2020-07-03 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| PM21 #28s | 2020-07-03 | Rare | Prerelease | — | — | — | — |
| M21 #344 | 2020-07-03 | Rare | Extended Art | — | — | — | — |
| M21 #344 | 2020-07-03 | Rare | Extended Art | — | — | — | — |
| PM21 #28p | 2020-07-03 | Rare | Promo Pack | — | — | — | — |
| PM21 #28p | 2020-07-03 | Rare | Promo Pack | — | — | — | — |
MAR #3 
SLD #793 
M21 #28 
PM21 #28s Nine Lives in Commander
Nine Lives is the #6,297 most-played card on EDHREC, up 31 places over the last 30 days.
Nine Lives FAQ
How much is Nine Lives worth?
Nine Lives is worth about $2.67 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 7, 2026. Prices range from $0.68 to $19.31 across 6 tracked printings.
Is Nine Lives legal in Commander?
Yes — Nine Lives is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Nine Lives been reprinted?
Yes — Nine Lives has been reprinted 10 times, with 6 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Nine Lives cheap?
Nine Lives trades at about $2.67 — 10 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#6,297 on EDHREC).