Quietus Spike

Artifact — Equipment

Oracle text (EN)

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has deathtouch. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up. Equip {3}

Set: ALA · 217
Rarity: Rare
Language: EN
Artist: Mark Brill
Released: 2008-10-03
Prices: €0.73 · $3.31

Price history

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Date	Cardmarket, trend	CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
October 31, 2026	€0.69	€3.42
October 29, 2026	€0.73	€3.42
October 28, 2026	€0.72	€3.42

Prices

Source	Non-foil	Foil
Cardmarket	low – trend €0.69 30-day avg €0.78	low €1.25 trend €3.10 30-day avg €2.99
CardTrader (EN)	NM from €3.42 with Zero from €3.42	NM from €8.46 with Zero from €8.46
CardTrader (any language)	NM from €0.21	NM from €8.46

Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026

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Legality

standard Not legal
pioneer Not legal
modern Legal
legacy Legal
vintage Legal
commander Legal
pauper Not legal
alchemy Not legal
brawl Legal
competitivebrawl Legal
duel Legal
future Not legal
gladiator Legal
historic Legal
oathbreaker Legal
oldschool Not legal
paupercommander Not legal
penny Legal
predh Legal
premodern Not legal
standardbrawl Not legal
timeless Legal
tlr Legal

Rulings

2008-10-01
That player loses half their life after combat damage has been subtracted from the player's life total. The amount of life the player loses is determined as the triggered ability resolves.
2008-10-01
If multiple Quietus Spikes trigger at the same time, that player loses half their life when the first ability resolves, then loses half of the remainder when the next ability resolves, and so on. The player does not lose the same amount each time.
2010-06-15
In a Two-Headed Giant game, after combat damage is dealt, Quietus Spike looks at that player's life total (which is the same as the team's life total) when determining how much life the team will lose, which basically means the team's life total is halved. Here's an example of the math: The team has 19 life, so the player has 19 life. Quietus Spike causes the team to lose 10 life (19 divided by 2, rounded up). The team's life total becomes 9 (19 minus 10).

Printings

50 printings

Set	No.	Rarity	Language	EUR	USD	CM	CT
ALA(Shown printing)	217	Rare	EN	€0.73	$3.31	€0.69	€3.42
BRR	109	Rare	ES	–	–	€1.09	–
BRR	109	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€1.09	€2.30
BRR	46	Rare	EN	€0.67	$2.04	€0.65	€0.99
BRR	46	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.65	€0.55
BRR	109	Rare	PT	–	–	€1.09	–
BRR	109	Rare	DE	–	–	€1.09	€0.91
BRR	46	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.65	–
BRR	109	Rare	FR	–	–	€1.09	–
BRR	109	Rare	IT	–	–	€1.09	€1.29
BRR	46	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.65	€3.97
BRR	46	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.65	–
BRR	46	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.65	€0.89
BRR	46	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.65	€1.05
BRR	109z	Rare	EN	€151.30	–	€272.25	–
BRR	46	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.65	€0.84
BRR	109	Rare	JA	–	–	€1.09	€0.85
BRR	109	Rare	EN	€1.02	$2.21	€1.09	€1.08
NCC	377	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.20	–
NCC	377	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.20	€0.60
NCC	377	Rare	ZHT	–	–	€0.20	€0.78
NCC	377	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.20	–
NCC	377	Rare	EN	€0.96	$2.11	€0.20	€0.95
NCC	377	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.20	–
NCC	377	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.20	€1.09
NCC	377	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.20	–
NCC	377	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.20	€1.60
NCC	377	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.20	€0.97
C17	220	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.82	–
C17	220	Rare	EN	€0.77	$1.57	€0.82	€0.94
C17	220	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.82	€0.97
C17	220	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.82	–
C17	220	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.82	–
C17	220	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.82	–
C17	220	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.82	–
PCA	112	Rare	EN	€0.67	$1.71	€0.67	€1.54
PC2	112	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.20	–
PC2	112	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.20	–
PC2	112	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.20	€0.90
PC2	112	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.20	€1.60
PC2	112	Rare	EN	€0.79	$1.52	€0.20	€2.08
PC2	112	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.20	€2.10
ALA	217	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.69	–
ALA	217	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.69	€1.09
ALA	217	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.69	€1.60
ALA	217	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.69	–
ALA	217	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.69	€0.43
ALA	217	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.69	€2.17
ALA	217	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.69	€0.21
ALA	217	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.69	€1.99