Desert's Hold 
Enchantment — Aura
Oracle text (EN)
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature When this Aura enters, if you control a Desert or there is a Desert card in your graveyard, you gain 3 life. Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Printing details
- Set
- HOU · 8
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Sara Winters
- Released
- 2017-07-14
- Prices
- €0.07 · $0.18
Price history
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- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €0.07 | €0.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.06 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.07 30-day avg €0.10 | low – trend €0.23 30-day avg €0.22 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.11 | NM from €0.14 with Zero from €0.14 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.14 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer 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 Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If an ability checks whether you control a Desert or there is a Desert card in your graveyard, having more than one doesn't matter. Controlling one is the same as controlling five. There is also no extra bonus for both controlling one and having one in your graveyard.
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Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the last ability of Desert's Hold.
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For abilities that trigger only if you control a Desert or there is a Desert card in your graveyard, one condition must be true as the ability triggers and one must be true as the ability resolves. They don't have to be the same condition, though. For example, you could sacrifice your only Desert after the ability triggers but before it has resolved.