Tale's End
Tale's End: Instant, Core Set 2020. Counter target activated ability, triggered ability, or legendary spell. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Core Set 2020 (M20)
- Released
- 2019-07-12
- Collector number
- 77
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Commander rank
- 4,768 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Tale's End
Tale's End is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Core Set 2020 (M20), a core set released in July 2019. It is collector number 77 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.55 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Counter target activated ability, triggered ability, or legendary spell.
"When you are gone, will anyone remember your story?" -Unknown
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.55 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Tale's End by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Tale's End
Tale's End has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #77p | Rare | 2019 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #77s | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Tale's End, newest first.
- Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at" in their reminder text.
- Tale's End can't target an activated or triggered mana ability. An activated mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves, doesn't have a target, and isn't a loyalty ability. A triggered mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves and triggers on an activated mana ability.
- If you counter a delayed triggered ability that triggered at the beginning of the "next" occurrence of a specified step or phase, that ability won't trigger again the following time that step or phase occurs.
- Activated abilities are written in the form "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder texts, if applicable.
- Abilities that create replacement effects, such as a permanent entering the battlefield tapped or with counters on it, can't be targeted. Abilities that apply "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" are also replacement effects and can't be targeted.
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