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Desperate Stand
SORCERY Uncommon
Journey into Nyx EDHREC #25,993
$0.10
-9.1%
7 days
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Desperate Stand Price Summary
Desperate Stand's current headline price is $0.10.
Desperate Stand Printings & Prices
1 printings
Desperate Stand has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Desperate Stand: Buylist Offers
4 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | JOU #147 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | JOU #147 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | JOU #147 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | JOU #147 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Desperate Stand Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Strive — This spell costs {R}{W} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +2/+0 and gain first strike and vigilance until end of turn.
"At the Akroan gates, hoplites revived the tactics of Kytheon Iora's infamous irregulars."
Desperate Stand is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Desperate Stand Rulings
5 most recent
- Apr 26, 2014 If a spell or ability allows you to cast a strive spell without paying its mana cost, you must pay the additional costs for any targets beyond the first.
- Apr 26, 2014 If all of the spell's targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. If one or more of its targets are legal when it tries to resolve, the spell will resolve and affect only those legal targets. It will have no effect on any illegal targets.
- Apr 26, 2014 If such a spell is copied, and the effect that copies the spell allows a player to choose new targets for the copy, the number of targets can't be changed. The player may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, the player can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
- Apr 26, 2014 The mana cost and mana value of strive spells don't change no matter how many targets they have. Strive abilities affect only what you pay.
- Apr 26, 2014 You choose how many targets each spell with a strive ability has and what those targets are as you cast it. It's legal to cast such a spell with no targets, although this is rarely a good idea. You can't choose the same target more than once for a single strive spell.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Desperate Stand has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOU #147 | 2014-05-02 | Uncommon | Standard |
| JOU #147 | 2014-05-02 | Uncommon | Standard |
Desperate Stand in Commander
Desperate Stand is the #25,993 most-played card on EDHREC, down 492 places over the last 30 days.
Desperate Stand FAQ
How much is Desperate Stand worth?
Desperate Stand is worth about $0.10 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 24, 2026.
Is Desperate Stand legal in Commander?
Yes — Desperate Stand is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Desperate Stand been reprinted?
Yes — Desperate Stand has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Desperate Stand cheap?
Desperate Stand trades at about $0.10 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#25,993 on EDHREC).