IKO #183
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Dire Tactics
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TCGplayer market · IKO #183 nonfoil
$0.28 0.0% $0.00, 7 days
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- +3.7%
- EDHREC rank
- #6,418 Down 86 in 30 days
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Buy IKO #183 nonfoil
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Dire Tactics Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.28, flat over 7 days, up 3.7% over 30 days, up 47.4% over 90 days.
Dire Tactics Price History
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Dire Tactics in Sealed Products
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Dire Tactics Printings & Prices
Dire Tactics has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Dire Tactics: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
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| Card Kingdom | IKO #183 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | IKO #183 | Nonfoil |
Dire Tactics Rules Text & Legality
Dire Tactics
Exile target creature. If you don't control a Human, you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.
"I will preserve human life at all costs. I will stand alone against behemoths before I let them touch my city. I will hold the wall." —Oath of the Coppercoats
Dire Tactics is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Dire Tactics Rulings
- Apr 17, 2020
Use the exiled creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much life you lose.
- Apr 17, 2020
Whether you control a Human is checked only after exiling the target creature. If that creature had exiled a Human you controlled until that creature left the battlefield, that Human will return to the battlefield in time to be counted.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Dire Tactics has been reprinted 2 times.
- Apr 24, 2020Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths · foilIKO #183
- Apr 24, 2020Ikoria: Lair of BehemothsIKO #183
Dire Tactics in Commander
Dire Tactics is the #6,418 most-played card on EDHREC, down 86 places over the last 30 days.
#6,418
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 86 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Down 86 in 30 days
Dire Tactics FAQ
How much is Dire Tactics worth?
Dire Tactics is worth about $0.28 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 10, 2026.
Is Dire Tactics legal in Commander?
Yes. Dire Tactics is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Dire Tactics been reprinted?
Yes. Dire Tactics has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Dire Tactics cheap?
Dire Tactics trades at about $0.28; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#6,418 on EDHREC).
What can I play instead of Dire Tactics?
Cards that fill a similar role include Anguished Unmaking, Despark, Vanishing Verse.
