40K #139
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The Ruinous Powers
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TCGplayer market · 40K #139 nonfoil
$1.15 +2.7% +$0.03, 7 days
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- −16.1%
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- #8,336 Down 170 in 30 days
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The Ruinous Powers Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.15, up 2.7% over 7 days, down 16.1% over 30 days, down 31.1% over 90 days.
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The Ruinous Powers in Sealed Products
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The Ruinous Powers Printings & Prices
The Ruinous Powers has 2 tracked printings across 1 sets, in nonfoil and surge foil finishes.
40K #139★
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| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
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| CoolStuffInc | 40K #139 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | 40K #139 | Nonfoil |
The Ruinous Powers Rules Text & Legality
The Ruinous Powers
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose an opponent at random. Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may play that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it. When you cast a spell this way, its owner loses life equal to its mana value.
The Ruinous Powers is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
The Ruinous Powers Rulings
- Oct 7, 2022
Use the mana value of the spell as it exists on the stack (or last existed on the stack, if it's been removed) to determine how much life is lost. If there is an {X} in that spell's cost, include the value chosen for X to determine its mana value.
- Oct 7, 2022
You must follow all normal timing rules when casting a spell or playing a land using the permission granted by Ruinous Powers.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
The Ruinous Powers has been reprinted 2 times.
- Oct 7, 2022Warhammer 40,000 Commander40K #139
- Oct 7, 2022Warhammer 40,000 Commander · surge foil40K #139★
The Ruinous Powers in Commander
The Ruinous Powers is the #8,336 most-played card on EDHREC, down 170 places over the last 30 days.
#8,336
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 170 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Down 170 in 30 days
The Ruinous Powers FAQ
How much is The Ruinous Powers worth?
The Ruinous Powers is worth about $1.15 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is The Ruinous Powers legal in Commander?
Yes. The Ruinous Powers is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has The Ruinous Powers been reprinted?
Yes. The Ruinous Powers has been reprinted 2 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is The Ruinous Powers cheap?
The Ruinous Powers trades at about $1.15; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#8,336 on EDHREC).