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Stranglehold

Enchantment Rare
4 printings EDHREC #6,509 Prices updated Aug 8, 2026
CMA #87
$7.50
▼ $0.04 (-0.4%) 7 days
Price History

Stranglehold Price Summary

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Stranglehold is $7.50 (CMA #87), and the most expensive is $9.86 (P22 #4, Judge Promo, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $9.48, down 0.4% over 7 days, down 4.3% over 30 days, up 41.9% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $9.98 (2026).

Stranglehold Printings & Prices

5 variants

Stranglehold has 4 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless and judge promo treatments.

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Sell Stranglehold: Buylist Offers

8 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $5.30 cash for P22 #4 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 44% (wide).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom P22 #4 Foil $5.30 $9.49 44%
CoolStuffInc SLD #1804 Nonfoil $5.00
CoolStuffInc CMD #136 Nonfoil $4.50
Card Kingdom CMA #87 Nonfoil $4.30 $8.49 49%
CoolStuffInc CMA #87 Nonfoil $4.00
Card Kingdom SLD #1804 Foil $3.20 $7.99 60%
Card Kingdom SLD #1804 Nonfoil $3.00 $9.99 70%
Card Kingdom CMD #136 Nonfoil $2.90 $9.49 69%

Stranglehold Rules Text & Legality

Enchantment — mana cost {3}{R}

Your opponents can't search libraries.

If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.

""Let's cook with fire, baby.""

Stranglehold is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Stranglehold Rulings

5 most recent
  • Sep 22, 2011 An “extra turn” means a turn created by a spell or ability. It doesn’t refer to a turn taken in a sanctioned tournament after the time limit for the round has expired.
  • Sep 22, 2011 Effects that instruct your opponents to reveal or look at cards from the top of their libraries will still work. Only effects that use the word “search” are affected.
  • Sep 22, 2011 If an effect says “Search your library . . . then shuffle your library,” your opponents shuffle their libraries even though they can’t search.
  • Sep 22, 2011 If an effect says “You may search your library . . . If you do, shuffle your library” or “You may search your library . . . then shuffle your library,” your opponents can’t choose to search, so they won’t shuffle.
  • Sep 22, 2011 If an opponent’s extra turn is created while Stranglehold is on the battlefield, but Stranglehold leaves the battlefield before that turn would begin, that opponent takes the extra turn as normal.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

5 printings

Stranglehold has been reprinted 5 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
P22 #4 2022-07-12 Rare Judge Promo
SLD #1804 2021-06-21 Rare Borderless
SLD #1804 2021-06-21 Rare Borderless
CMA #87 2017-06-09 Rare Standard
CMD #136 2011-06-17 Rare Standard

Stranglehold in Commander

Stranglehold is the #6,509 most-played card on EDHREC, down 65 places over the last 30 days.

Stranglehold FAQ

How much is Stranglehold worth?

Stranglehold is worth about $9.48 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 8, 2026. Prices range from $7.50 to $9.86 across 4 tracked printings.

Is Stranglehold legal in Commander?

Yes — Stranglehold is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.

Has Stranglehold been reprinted?

Yes — Stranglehold has been reprinted 5 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Stranglehold expensive?

Stranglehold holds a $9.48 price because even with 5 reprints, demand keeps pace with supply.