Card text
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Cheapest
US$3.99
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$3.99
In stock at · US
4 stores
10 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
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Price comparison (4) · the United States
oldest listing 10h ago- 1US$3.99→
TCGplayerCheapest
lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 8h agoPaid link
- 2US$5.00→
Gear Gaming Bentonville
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 9h ago
- 3US$5.00→
Eternal Games Chesterfield
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutsame price as the cheapest NM hereupdated 9h ago
- 4US$5.16→
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NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
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US$5.25
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Card text
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyLegal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$5.25Low US$5.16High US$5.42▼ 1.5%
About Decorum Dissertation
Decorum Dissertation (78) is a Black Sorcery — Lesson from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS). It costs {3}{B}{B} and has mana value 5. It is printed at Mythic Rare rarity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.
78 exists in 2 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. The standard print is the one to play with at US$5.25, while the Borderless print is the collector's version at US$8.10. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$8.10 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$3.99, 24% below TCGplayer's US$5.25 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$5.00, 25% more than the cheapest, so the first row is worth taking.
The United States is the cheapest of the 5 markets that have it, and the United Kingdom is dearest at about 121% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$3.99 in the United States, A$7.30 in Australia, C$7.60 in Canada, S$8.10 in Singapore and £6.95 in the United Kingdom. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
The market price moved -1.9% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. Its 90-day high was US$5.42, 3% above today's price.
Secrets of Strixhaven is a main expansion, released April 2026. Decorum Dissertation has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life. Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Decorum Dissertation 78 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Decorum Dissertation (78) is currently US$3.99 across 38 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$5.25; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Decorum Dissertation in other currencies?
- US$3.99 in the United States, A$7.30 in Australia, C$7.60 in Canada, S$8.10 in Singapore and £6.95 in the United Kingdom. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Decorum Dissertation from?
- Decorum Dissertation is card 78 from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a mythic rare Black sorcery.
- Where can I buy Decorum Dissertation?
- Compare every store selling Decorum Dissertation across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
- Are there other printings of Decorum Dissertation?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 1 other printing of 78 (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
Decorum Dissertation price by market
Decorum Dissertation is cheapest in the United States at US$3.99 and dearest in the United Kingdom at £6.95 (≈ US$8.80), a 121% spread across the 5 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$3.99postage at checkout | 4 | |
| Australia | A$7.30postage at checkout ≈ US$4.87 | 3 | |
| Canada | C$7.60postage at checkout ≈ US$5.55 | 3 | |
| Singapore | S$8.10postage at checkout ≈ US$6.00 | 2 | |
| United Kingdom | £6.95postage at checkout ≈ US$8.80 | 2 |
Prices are live listings in each market, in the currency that seller charges. The “≈ USD” column is an indicative conversion for comparison only: not a quote, and not what you'll be billed. Stores generally ship within their own market, and international postage, duty and import tax aren't included, so a cheaper market elsewhere isn't necessarily cheaper to get delivered to you.
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Card details
- Card number
- 78
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 24 April 2026
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare (M)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Sorcery — Lesson
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{B}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Other printings of Decorum Dissertation in Secrets of Strixhaven
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