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By Invitation Only Innistrad: Crimson Vow MTG card

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By Invitation Only

SORCERY Rare
Innistrad: Crimson Vow VOW #5 EDHREC #8,982
$0.38
-2.6% 7 days

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By Invitation Only Price Summary

By Invitation Only's current headline price is $0.38.

By Invitation Only Printings & Prices

5 printings

By Invitation Only has 5 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including inverted, extended art, promo pack and prerelease treatments.

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Sell By Invitation Only: Buylist Offers

10 offers
Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom DBL #272 Foil
starcitygames DBL #272 Foil
Card Kingdom PVOW #5s Foil
CoolStuffInc VOW #346 Foil
Card Kingdom VOW #346 Foil
Card Kingdom VOW #346 Nonfoil
Card Kingdom PVOW #5p Foil
Card Kingdom VOW #5 Foil
starcitygames VOW #5 Foil
starcitygames VOW #346 Foil

By Invitation Only Rules Text & Legality

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Sorcery — mana cost {3}{W}{W}

Choose a number between 0 and 13. Each player sacrifices that many creatures of their choice.

"The red envelopes guarantee safe passage through the Lurenbraum barrier. Olivia left strict instructions: no invitation, no entry, no exceptions."

By Invitation Only is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

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Not legal
pauper
Not legal

By Invitation Only Rulings

3 most recent
  • Nov 19, 2021 If a player controls fewer than the chosen number of creatures, they will sacrifice all their creatures.
  • Nov 19, 2021 Starting with the player whose turn it is, each player in turn order chooses which creatures they will sacrifice, then all the creatures chosen by all players are sacrificed at the same time. Players get to know the choices made by players who chose before them.
  • Nov 19, 2021 The numbers you may choose include 0 and 13.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

9 printings

By Invitation Only has been reprinted 9 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
DBL #272 2022-01-28 Rare Inverted
DBL #272 2022-01-28 Rare Inverted
PVOW #5p 2021-11-19 Rare Promo Pack
PVOW #5p 2021-11-19 Rare Promo Pack
PVOW #5s 2021-11-19 Rare Prerelease
VOW #346 2021-11-19 Rare Extended Art
VOW #346 2021-11-19 Rare Extended Art
VOW #5 2021-11-19 Rare Standard
VOW #5 2021-11-19 Rare Standard

By Invitation Only in Commander

By Invitation Only is the #8,982 most-played card on EDHREC, down 281 places over the last 30 days.

By Invitation Only FAQ

How much is By Invitation Only worth?

By Invitation Only is worth about $0.38 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is By Invitation Only legal in Commander?

Yes — By Invitation Only is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has By Invitation Only been reprinted?

Yes — By Invitation Only has been reprinted 9 times, with 5 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is By Invitation Only cheap?

By Invitation Only trades at about $0.38 — 9 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#8,982 on EDHREC).