SHOW PRICES FOR

Prices & Decks

Cruel Ultimatum

MTG Cruel Ultimatum details and prices

0.02 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.69
@CardKingdom

0.64
@TCGplayer

ALA

OTP +

DDH

E01

MM3

C13

V13

Add to my collection

Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #164
Illustrator: Ralph Horsley
Edition: Shards of Alara

Cruel Ultimatum is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 193
View recent decks
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 3
View all archetypes
Versions: This card has 7 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Target opponent sacrifices a creature, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.
There is always a greater power.

Price

0.02 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.69
@CardKingdom

0.64
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Cruel Ultimatum

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Cruel Ultimatum available on MTG decks website.

Other	UB tendrils lotus By calebdmtg	BO3	Streamed Deck	Not available	10-May -2024	$5211 ---
Other	cruel ultatum rean By calebdmtg	BO3	Streamed Deck	Not available	09-May -2024	$725 ---
Other	UR dreadhorde breach By calebdmtg	BO3	Streamed Deck	Not available	09-May -2024	$1722 ---
Other	Esika, God of the Tr... By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	06-May -2024	$637 ---
W/L (4 - 3) 57%	Grixis Ultimatum By SkyBLUEkepl	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	100%	30-Apr -2024	$418 ---
Other	obeka By mermaidclown		Social media	Not available	29-Apr -2024	$356 ---
Top256 (4 - 3) 57%	deck By Aelyck	BO3	Social media	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$90 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0%	deck By Terminus0	BO3	Social media	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$38 ---
Top256 (2 - 4) 33%	deck By FunPoliceman	BO3	Social media	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$29 ---
Top256 (3 - 2) 60%	deck By K_Prinz	BO3	Social media	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$32 ---
Other	Bleu rouge noir crim... By Wiwibrindacier		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$157 ---
Other	Marchesa ??? By PapiRumble		Social media	Not available	21-Apr -2024	$650 ---
W/L (27 - 12) 69%	GRIXIS By SkyBLUEkepl	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	100%	21-Apr -2024	$419 ---
W/L (4 - 2) 66%	marchesa test By jarofbees		Arena Ladder ()	Not available	20-Apr -2024	$351 ---
W/L (4 - 4) 50%	Grixis Ramp By SkyBLUEkepl	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	1%	19-Apr -2024	$392 ---
Other	Marchesa By Daaan		Social media	Not available	16-Apr -2024	$751 ---
Other	Marchesa v2 By Daaan		Social media	Not available	16-Apr -2024	$778 ---
Other	Nicol Bolas Superfri... By Amyseni		Social media	Not available	11-Apr -2024	$937 ---
Other	Marchesa HC By RendezNousBaral		Social media	Not available	11-Apr -2024	$1847 ---
Other	[DC] Kess Dissolvent... By DocFX		Social media	Not available	08-Apr -2024	$1839 ---

Other X BO3	UB tendrils lotus By calebdmtg Streamed Deck	10-May SINGULARITY: Not available $5211 ---
Other X BO3	cruel ultatum rean By calebdmtg Streamed Deck	09-May SINGULARITY: Not available $725 ---
Other X BO3	UR dreadhorde breach By calebdmtg Streamed Deck	09-May SINGULARITY: Not available $1722 ---
Other X	Esika, God of the Tr... By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	06-May SINGULARITY: Not available $637 ---
W/L (4 - 3) 57% X BO1	Grixis Ultimatum By SkyBLUEkepl Arena Ladder (BO1)	30-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $418 ---
Other X	obeka By mermaidclown Social media	29-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $356 ---
Top256 (4 - 3) 57% X BO3	deck By Aelyck Social media	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $90 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	deck By Terminus0 Social media	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $38 ---
Top256 (2 - 4) 33% X BO3	deck By FunPoliceman Social media	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $29 ---
Top256 (3 - 2) 60% X BO3	deck By K_Prinz Social media	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $32 ---
Other X	Bleu rouge noir crim... By Wiwibrindacier Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $157 ---
Other X	Marchesa ??? By PapiRumble Social media	21-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $650 ---
W/L (27 - 12) 69% X BO1	GRIXIS By SkyBLUEkepl Arena Ladder (BO1)	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $419 ---
W/L (4 - 2) 66% X	marchesa test By jarofbees Arena Ladder ()	20-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $351 ---
W/L (4 - 4) 50% X BO1	Grixis Ramp By SkyBLUEkepl Arena Ladder (BO1)	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $392 ---
Other X	Marchesa By Daaan Social media	16-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $751 ---
Other X	Marchesa v2 By Daaan Social media	16-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $778 ---
Other X	Nicol Bolas Superfri... By Amyseni Social media	11-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $937 ---
Other X	Marchesa HC By RendezNousBaral Social media	11-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1847 ---
Other X	[DC] Kess Dissolvent... By DocFX Social media	08-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1839 ---

Recent archetypes playing Cruel Ultimatum

A list of archetypes playing Cruel Ultimatum by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Historic
Legacy

Historic archetypes playing Cruel Ultimatum

	Name	Decks	Price
	Historic Grixis Ultimatum	2	$405 $91
	Historic Grixis Mizzix	1	$419 $115

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Legacy archetypes playing Cruel Ultimatum

	Name	Decks	Price
	Legacy Show and Tell	1	$761 $186

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Other MTG cards like Cruel Ultimatum that you may like

Chandra, Dressed to Kill Myrel, Shield of Argive Shallow Grave Deliberate Halo Hopper Callous Dismissal

Cruel Ultimatum quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Cruel Ultimatum?

Cruel Ultimatum has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Cruel Ultimatum current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.02 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $0.64
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.69

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Cruel Ultimatum played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Historic, and Legacy Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Cruel Ultimatum?

The top 3 archetypes using Cruel Ultimatum are:

Historic Grixis Ultimatum
Historic Grixis Mizzix
Legacy Show and Tell

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Cruel Ultimatum in the current metagame

Cruel Ultimatum has been played in more than 193 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Historic, and Legacy, mainly in the following archetypes: Grixis Ultimatum, and Grixis Mizzix in Historic.

Last update: 2024-05-10