Ad Nauseam (ALA #63)
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Ad Nauseam is a rare printing from Shards of Alara (ALA #63), a Instant. Illustrated by Jeremy Jarvis.
Card text
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.
When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work.
Details
| Mana cost | {3}{B}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Shards of Alara (ALA) |
| Collector number | 63 |
| Artist | Jeremy Jarvis |
| Released | 2008-10-03 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-18, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $10.42, foil $145.73 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Banned |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- March 20, 2026 — 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.
- March 20, 2026 — If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
- March 20, 2026 — 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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