Card text
If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.
Cheapest
US$8.99
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$8.99
In stock at · US
4 stores
Mana cost
{1}{B}{B}
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Price comparison (4) · the United States
oldest listing 11h ago- 1US$8.99→
TCGplayerCheapest
lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h agoPaid link
- 2US$10.00→
Black Vault Gaming
LPIn stockpostage at checkout9% under the cheapest NM hereupdated 10h ago
- 3US$10.75→
FIVE6 Gaming
LPIn stockpostage at checkout2% under the cheapest NM hereupdated 10h ago
- 4US$11.00→
Meta TCG
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 11h ago
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US$11.07
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Card text
If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$11.07Low US$11.07High US$11.53▼ 4.0%
About Force of Despair
This page covers the borderless printing of Force of Despair (1936), an Black Instant from Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD). It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.
1936 exists in 2 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. For reference the other printings read Secret Lair US$7.81 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$8.99, 19% below TCGplayer's US$11.07 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$10.00, only 11% more, so postage will decide the order.
The market price moved -2.1% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. Its 90-day high was US$11.53, 4% above today's price.
Secret Lair Drop Series is a Secret Lair drop. Force of Despair has 2 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Force of Despair (Secret Lair) 1936 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Force of Despair (1936) is currently US$8.99 across 11 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$11.07; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- What set is Force of Despair from?
- Force of Despair is card 1936 from Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare Black instant.
- Where can I buy Force of Despair?
- Compare every store selling Force of Despair 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 Force of Despair?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 1 other printing of 1936 (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.
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Card details
- Card number
- 1936
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD)
- Set type
- Secret Lair
- Released
- —
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Secret Lair
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Other printings of Force of Despair in Secret Lair Drop Series
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Force of Despair in other sets
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