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Illicit Auction - Sorcery

Mirage · 1996

Market Prices

$5.49median

Priced for the Mirage printing — select another in “Printings & Editions” below to re-price.

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Legality

PremodernLEGAL
Full Scryfall Data
Mirage{3}{R}{R}

Illicit Auction

Sorcery

Each player may bid life for control of target creature. You start the bidding with a bid of 0. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid and gains control of the creature. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Printings & Editions

Premodern-legal editions of Illicit Auction — old-border printings plus any period-appropriate foil promos (Arena/Judge, through Scourge). Hover to preview an edition on the card; click to select it.

Old-border editions + pre-Scourge promo foils (Arena/Judge). Modern-frame reprints (8th Edition onward) exist but are not period-appropriate printings.

Critical Rulings

"This is a life loss and not a life payment so you can bid more life than you have."

— 2004-10-04

Price History

91d · USD
$5.55▼ 14.7%

Tracks this card’s preferred printing: the old-border edition shown by default (block-expansion printings first, e.g. Urza’s, Tempest, Mirage). It doesn’t re-price when you select a different edition above. Per-edition history is planned.

$6.51$5.97$5.43
03/1804/1705/1806/18

Decks playing Illicit Auction (0)

No mainboard decks match.