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Spread the Sickness Mirrodin Besieged MTG card
MBS #56 · Art by Jaime Jones
MBS set symbol, CommonMirrodin Besieged#56Common

Spread the Sickness

SorceryProliferate
TCGplayer market · MBS #56 nonfoil
$0.24 +4.3% +$0.01, 7 days
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30 days
+9.1%
EDHREC rank
#11,871 Down 35 in 30 days
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Spread the Sickness Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.24, up 4.3% over 7 days, up 9.1% over 30 days, down 4.0% over 90 days.

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Spread the Sickness Printings & Prices

Spread the Sickness has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

MBS set symbol, CommonMBS #56
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Spread the Sickness Rules Text & Legality

Spread the Sickness

Destroy target creature, then proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Life is ephemeral. Phyrexia is eternal.

Spread the Sickness is legal in Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard and Pioneer.

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Spread the Sickness Rulings

  • Feb 4, 2023

    An ability that triggers "Whenever you proliferate" triggers even if you chose no permanents or players while doing so.

  • Feb 4, 2023

    If a permanent ever has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it at the same time, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action so that the permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it.

  • Feb 4, 2023

    If a player or permanent has more than one kind of counter on it, and you choose for it to get additional counters, it must get one of each kind of counter it already has. You can't have it get just one kind of counter it already has and not the others.

  • Feb 4, 2023

    Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.

  • Feb 4, 2023

    To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Spread the Sickness has been reprinted 4 times.

  • Feb 4, 2011MBS set symbol, CommonMirrodin BesiegedMBS #56
  • Feb 4, 2011MBS set symbol, CommonMirrodin Besieged · foilMBS #56
  • May 22, 2015MM2 set symbol, UncommonModern Masters 2015MM2 #98
  • May 22, 2015MM2 set symbol, UncommonModern Masters 2015 · foilMM2 #98

Spread the Sickness in Commander

Spread the Sickness is the #11,871 most-played card on EDHREC, down 35 places over the last 30 days.

#11,871 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 35 in 30 days

Spread the Sickness FAQ

How much is Spread the Sickness worth?

Spread the Sickness is worth about $0.24 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 10, 2026.

Is Spread the Sickness legal in Commander?

Yes. Spread the Sickness is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Spread the Sickness been reprinted?

Yes. Spread the Sickness has been reprinted 4 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Spread the Sickness cheap?

Spread the Sickness trades at about $0.24; 4 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#11,871 on EDHREC).