
Descent into Madness
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- 30 days
- 0.0%
- EDHREC rank
- #24,200 Down 80 in 30 days
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Descent into Madness Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.35, flat over 7 days, flat over 30 days, flat over 90 days.
Descent into Madness Price History
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Descent into Madness in Sealed Products
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Descent into Madness Printings & Prices
Descent into Madness has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Descent into Madness: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolStuffInc | AVR #97 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | AVR #97 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | AVR #97 | Nonfoil |
Descent into Madness Rules Text & Legality
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a despair counter on this enchantment, then each player exiles X permanents they control and/or cards from their hand, where X is the number of despair counters on this enchantment.
The stairs lead down in both directions.
Descent into Madness is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
Descent into Madness Rulings
- May 1, 2012
First you choose the permanents and/or cards from your hand that will be exiled. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Then all the chosen permanents and cards are exiled simultaneously. Players who choose after you will know what permanents you’ll be exiling when they choose. They’ll know how many cards you’ll be exiling from your hand, but they won’t see those cards.
- May 1, 2012
For each despair counter on Descent into Madness, you’ll exile a permanent you control or exile a card from your hand, not both.
- May 1, 2012
If Descent into Madness isn’t on the battlefield when its ability resolves, use the number of counters on it when it left the battlefield to determine how many permanents and/or cards from hands to exile.
- May 1, 2012
If there are more counters on Descent into Madness than the total number of permanents you control plus the number of cards in your hand, you’ll exile all permanents you control (including Descent into Madness) and all cards from your hand.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Descent into Madness has been reprinted 2 times.
- May 4, 2012Avacyn RestoredAVR #97
- May 4, 2012Avacyn Restored · foilAVR #97
Descent into Madness in Commander
Descent into Madness is the #24,200 most-played card on EDHREC, down 80 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Down 80 in 30 days
Descent into Madness FAQ
How much is Descent into Madness worth?
Descent into Madness is worth about $0.35 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Descent into Madness legal in Commander?
Yes. Descent into Madness is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.
Has Descent into Madness been reprinted?
Yes. Descent into Madness has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Descent into Madness cheap?
Descent into Madness trades at about $0.35; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#24,200 on EDHREC).