Postmortem Lunge 
Sorcery
Oracle text (EN)
Sorcery
( can be paid with either 
or 2 life.)
Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Printing details
- Set
- NPH · 70
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Daarken
- Released
- 2011-05-13
- Prices
- €0.49 · $0.29
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) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €0.50 | €0.26 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.49 | €0.26 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.43 | €0.26 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.50 30-day avg €0.40 | low €2.75 trend €4.84 30-day avg €4.83 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.26 with Zero from €0.44 | NM from €8.23 with Zero from €8.23 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.26 | NM from €7.14 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 1, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 1, 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 Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
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Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
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A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
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As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
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If the creature is no longer on the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step, it won't be exiled.
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To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
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If the creature card has
in its mana cost, that X is 0. Remember that the value of X chosen for Postmortem Lunge is independent of the value of X on other cards.