Ad Nauseam 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
Printing details
- Set
- ALA · 63
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Released
- 2008-10-03
- Prices
- €8.08 · $10.59
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €8.08 | €9.55 |
| October 29, 2026 | €8.45 | €9.55 |
| October 28, 2026 | €8.54 | €11.21 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €5.00 trend €8.08 30-day avg €8.25 | low €44.98 trend €59.26 30-day avg €57.85 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €9.55 with Zero from €13.20 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €9.55 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 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 Banned
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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You may continue to reveal cards with Ad Nauseam even if your life total has been reduced to 0 or less. If you continue, you will continue to lose life, dropping your life total into negative numbers. As soon as you stop, you'll lose the game as a state-based action.
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If a card in a player's library has
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value. -
Each time you put the revealed card into your hand and lose the appropriate amount of life, you decide whether to continue by revealing another card. You don't decide in advance how many cards to put into your hand this way.