Card text
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.)
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Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
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Card text
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.)
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Illicit Auction
Illicit Auction (183) is a Red Sorcery from Mirage (MIR). It costs {3}{R}{R} and has mana value 5. It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
Mirage is a main expansion, released October 1996. Illicit Auction has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
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.)
Card details
- Card number
- 183
- Set
- Mirage (MIR)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 7 October 1996
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Sorcery
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}{R}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Illicit Auction
Illicit Auction in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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