
Ruthless Sniper
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −7.4%
- EDHREC rank
- #18,693 Down 181 in 30 days
- Best buylist
Buy AKH #105 nonfoil
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Ruthless Sniper Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.25, flat over 7 days, down 7.4% over 30 days, down 16.7% over 90 days.
Ruthless Sniper Price History
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Reprints in this period
Ruthless Sniper price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.25.
Where to Buy and Sell Ruthless Sniper
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Ruthless Sniper in Sealed Products
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Ruthless Sniper Printings & Prices
Ruthless Sniper has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Ruthless Sniper: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | AKH #105 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | AKH #105 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | AKH #105 | Nonfoil |
Ruthless Sniper Rules Text & Legality
Whenever you cycle or discard a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
"You may feel a slight sting."
Ruthless Sniper 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
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Ruthless Sniper Rulings
- Apr 18, 2017
An ability that triggers whenever you discard a card doesn’t give you permission to discard cards. You’ll need another effect that instructs or allows you to discard them.
- Apr 18, 2017
An ability that triggers whenever you “cycle or discard” a card triggers only once if you cycle a card. The ability “Whenever you discard a card” is functionally identical to this ability; cycling is mentioned for clarity.
- Apr 18, 2017
If a player discards a card during their cleanup step due to having too many cards in hand, any appropriate abilities that trigger on discarding that card trigger. If this happens, those triggered abilities are put onto the stack and players receive priority in that cleanup step to cast spells or activate abilities (normally, no players may take actions during a cleanup step). Another cleanup step is created following that one.
- Apr 18, 2017
Some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.
- Apr 18, 2017
While resolving Ruthless Sniper’s triggered ability, you can’t pay {1} multiple times to put more counters on creatures.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Ruthless Sniper has been reprinted 2 times.
- Apr 28, 2017AmonkhetAKH #105
- Apr 28, 2017Amonkhet · foilAKH #105
Ruthless Sniper in Commander
Ruthless Sniper is the #18,693 most-played card on EDHREC, down 181 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Down 181 in 30 days
Ruthless Sniper FAQ
How much is Ruthless Sniper worth?
Ruthless Sniper is worth about $0.25 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Ruthless Sniper legal in Commander?
Yes. Ruthless Sniper is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Ruthless Sniper been reprinted?
Yes. Ruthless Sniper has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Ruthless Sniper cheap?
Ruthless Sniper trades at about $0.25; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#18,693 on EDHREC).