Price of Fame
3Instant
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This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets a legendary creature. Destroy target creature. Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Market prices
updated on 06/19/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.06 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.35 | — |
| Cardmarket | €0.20 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.19 | — |
| TCGplayer | $0.29 | — |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.19CardTrader market
111 offers · from €0.19 · avg €127.25 · max €10,000.64
Near Mint: 96 · Slightly Played: 12 · Moderately Played: 3
Rulings (6)
Price of Fame can target a creature that's indestructible. It won't be destroyed, but you'll surveil.
10/05/2018You'll surveil before resolving any abilities that trigger on the target creature dying.
10/05/2018Price of Fame's mana value is 4, even if it costs {2} less to cast.
10/05/2018You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.
01/12/2024When you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.
01/12/2024Some spells that instruct you to surveil require targets. You can't cast a spell without choosing legal targets. If all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't surveil.
01/12/2024Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |