Prisoner's Dilemma

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Prisoner's Dilemma: Sorcery, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. Each opponent secretly chooses silence or snitch, then the choices are revealed. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
34
Artist
Serena Malyon
Commander rank
3,496 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flashback

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About Prisoner's Dilemma

Prisoner's Dilemma is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 34 in that set, with art by Serena Malyon. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Murders at Karlov Manor Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.91 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Each opponent secretly chooses silence or snitch, then the choices are revealed. If each opponent chose silence, Prisoner's Dilemma deals 4 damage to each of them. If each opponent chose snitch, Prisoner's Dilemma deals 8 damage to each of them. Otherwise, Prisoner's Dilemma deals 12 damage to each opponent who chose silence.

Flashback {5}{R}{R}

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.91 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Prisoner's Dilemma by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Prisoner's Dilemma

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #344Rare2024

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Prisoner's Dilemma.

  • Choices are made during the resolution of Prisoner's Dilemma, so any responses to Prisoner's Dilemma must be made without knowing the outcome of those choices. Have fun iterating!

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