
Ice Age · Alliances
Diminishing Returns
26/199 • rare • illus. Allen Williams
A near-mint Diminishing Returns #26 from Alliances (Magic: The Gathering) is worth about £2.90.
Market value
£2.90
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Near Mint Normal - Italian
£18.58
Near Mint
£8.07
Lightly Played Normal - German
£7.44
Moderately Played
£7.10
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About Diminishing Returns
Diminishing Returns (card #26) is a rare card from the Alliances set in the Magic: The Gathering Trading Card Game. It is the 26th of 199 cards in the base set. It carries a rarity of rare, which determines how often it appears in booster packs. The Alliances set belongs to the Ice Age series and was released in 1996. Its artwork was illustrated by Allen Williams. Based on live market data, a near-mint copy is currently valued at around £2.90 on The TCG OS. Track its full price history, compare raw and graded values, browse other printings, and find live listings below.
Card details
- Set
- Alliances
- Number
- #26 of 199
- Rarity
- rare
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Year
- 1996
- Game
- Magic: The Gathering
- Market value
- £2.90 (near-mint)
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Card details
- Type
- Sorcery
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Colours
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Released
- 10 Jun 1996
Oracle text
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library. You exile the top ten cards of your library. Then each player draws up to seven cards.
FAQs about Diminishing Returns
How much is Diminishing Returns worth?
Around £2.90 for a near-mint copy, based on live market data.
What set is Diminishing Returns from?
Diminishing Returns is card #26 from the Alliances set (released 1996).
How rare is Diminishing Returns?
Diminishing Returns is a rare card.
What year was Diminishing Returns released?
The Alliances set was released in 1996.
How many printings of Diminishing Returns are there?
Diminishing Returns has 2 printings across sets.
Where can I buy Diminishing Returns?
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