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Ruinous Path
SORCERY Rare
Battle for Zendikar EDHREC #17,451
$0.17
-5.6%
7 days
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Ruinous Path Price Summary
Ruinous Path's current headline price is $0.17.
Ruinous Path Printings & Prices
4 printings
Ruinous Path has 4 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including buy-a-box promo and prerelease treatments.
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Sell Ruinous Path: Buylist Offers
5 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | BFZ #123 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PBFZ #123s | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | BFZ #123 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PBFZ #123 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | C18 #117 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Ruinous Path Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Awaken 4—{5}{B}{B} (If you cast this spell for {5}{B}{B}, also put four +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)
Ruinous Path 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
Ruinous Path Rulings
5 most recent
- Aug 25, 2015 Awaken doesn’t give the land you control a color. As most lands are colorless, in most cases the resulting land creature will also be colorless.
- Aug 25, 2015 If a spell with awaken has multiple targets (including the land you control), and some but not all of those targets become illegal by the time the spell tries to resolve, the spell won’t affect the illegal targets in any way.
- Aug 25, 2015 If the non-awaken part of the spell doesn’t require a target and you cast the spell for its awaken cost, then the spell won’t resolve if the target land you control becomes illegal before the spell resolves (such as due to being destroyed in response to the spell being cast).
- Aug 25, 2015 If the non-awaken part of the spell requires a target, you must choose a legal target. You can’t cast the spell if you can’t choose a legal target for each instance of the word “target” (though you only need a legal target for the awaken ability if you’re casting the spell for its awaken cost).
- Aug 25, 2015 The land will retain any other types, subtypes, or supertypes it previously had. It will also retain any mana abilities it had as a result of those subtypes. For example, a Forest that’s turned into a creature this way can still be tapped for {G}.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
5 printings
Ruinous Path has been reprinted 5 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| C18 #117 | 2018-08-10 | Rare | Standard |
| PBFZ #123s | 2015-10-02 | Rare | Prerelease |
| BFZ #123 | 2015-10-02 | Rare | Standard |
| BFZ #123 | 2015-10-02 | Rare | Standard |
| PBFZ #123 | 2015-10-02 | Rare | Buy-a-Box Promo |
C18 #117 
PBFZ #123s Ruinous Path in Commander
Ruinous Path is the #17,451 most-played card on EDHREC, down 442 places over the last 30 days.
Ruinous Path FAQ
How much is Ruinous Path worth?
Ruinous Path is worth about $0.17 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Ruinous Path legal in Commander?
Yes — Ruinous Path is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Ruinous Path been reprinted?
Yes — Ruinous Path has been reprinted 5 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Ruinous Path cheap?
Ruinous Path trades at about $0.17 — 5 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#17,451 on EDHREC).