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Psychic Purge
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
LegendsLEG · #68
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 2.19 € · 2.02 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Psychic Purge deals 1 damage to any target. When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, that player loses 5 life.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- OldschoolLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Susan Van Camp
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1994-06-01
Rulings
Discarding as a cost to cast a spell will not trigger the ability. Only discarding as an effect will trigger the ability.
The loss of life can't be prevented by any means. It is not damage.
