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Undercity Plague

SORCERY Rare
Gatecrash GTC #83 EDHREC #20,563
$0.20
+0.0% 7 days

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Undercity Plague Price Summary

Undercity Plague's current headline price is $0.20.

Undercity Plague Printings & Prices

1 printings

Undercity Plague has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Undercity Plague Rules Text & Legality

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Sorcery — mana cost {4}{B}{B}

Target player loses 1 life, discards a card, then sacrifices a permanent of their choice.

Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

Undercity Plague is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Undercity Plague Rulings

5 most recent
  • Apr 15, 2013 If a creature with an encoded card deals combat damage to more than one player simultaneously (perhaps because some of the combat damage was redirected), the triggered ability will trigger once for each player it deals combat damage to. Each ability will create a copy of the exiled card and allow you to cast it.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If another player gains control of the creature, that player will control the triggered ability. That player will create a copy of the encoded card and may cast it.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If the creature leaves the battlefield, the exiled card will no longer be encoded on any creature. It will stay exiled.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If the spell with cipher doesn’t resolve, none of its effects will happen, including cipher. The card will go to its owner’s graveyard and won’t be encoded on a creature.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If you choose not to cast the copy, or you can’t cast it (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are performed. You won’t get a chance to cast the copy at a later time.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Undercity Plague has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
GTC #83 2013-02-01 Rare Standard
GTC #83 2013-02-01 Rare Standard

Undercity Plague in Commander

Undercity Plague is the #20,563 most-played card on EDHREC, down 243 places over the last 30 days.

Undercity Plague FAQ

How much is Undercity Plague worth?

Undercity Plague is worth about $0.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Undercity Plague legal in Commander?

Yes — Undercity Plague is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Undercity Plague been reprinted?

Yes — Undercity Plague has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Undercity Plague cheap?

Undercity Plague trades at about $0.20 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#20,563 on EDHREC).