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The Cruelty of Gix Dominaria United Promos Promo Pack MTG card
PDMU #87p · Art by Volkan Baǵa
PDMU set symbol, RareDominaria United Promos#87pRare

The Cruelty of Gix

Enchantment · SagaRead Ahead
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#4,259 Down 81 in 30 days
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The Cruelty of Gix Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.31, up 0.8% over 7 days, up 4.8% over 30 days, down 24.3% over 90 days.

The Cruelty of Gix Price History

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The Cruelty of Gix in Sealed Products

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The Cruelty of Gix Printings & Prices

The Cruelty of Gix has 3 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including promo pack and prerelease treatments.

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The Cruelty of Gix Rules Text & Legality

The Cruelty of Gix

Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)

I — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card.

II — Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.

III — Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

The Cruelty of Gix is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

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The Cruelty of Gix Rulings

  • Sep 9, 2022

    As a Saga with read ahead enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a number from one to that Saga’s greatest chapter number. The Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters. Neither choosing the number nor putting the counters on the Saga use the stack, and neither can be responded to.

  • Sep 9, 2022

    You must search your library as the chapter II ability resolves, and you will lose 3 life.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

The Cruelty of Gix has been reprinted 5 times.

  • Sep 9, 2022PDMU set symbol, RareDominaria United Promos · Prerelease, foilPDMU #87s
  • Sep 9, 2022PDMU set symbol, RareDominaria United Promos · Promo PackPDMU #87p
  • Sep 9, 2022PDMU set symbol, RareDominaria United Promos · Promo Pack, foilPDMU #87p
  • Sep 9, 2022DMU set symbol, RareDominaria UnitedDMU #87
  • Sep 9, 2022DMU set symbol, RareDominaria United · foilDMU #87

The Cruelty of Gix in Commander

The Cruelty of Gix is the #4,259 most-played card on EDHREC, down 81 places over the last 30 days.

#4,259 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 81 in 30 days

The Cruelty of Gix FAQ

How much is The Cruelty of Gix worth?

The Cruelty of Gix is worth about $1.31 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 10, 2026.

Is The Cruelty of Gix legal in Commander?

Yes. The Cruelty of Gix is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has The Cruelty of Gix been reprinted?

Yes. The Cruelty of Gix has been reprinted 5 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is The Cruelty of Gix cheap?

The Cruelty of Gix trades at about $1.31; 5 reprints keep supply plentiful.