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Fateful Absence
Declining-6.7%Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, 2021 · #18
Fateful Absence's Near Mint price is down 4.5% ($0.02) over the past 30 days.
Fresh· Updated Nov 3, 2026
Card Details
TypeInstant
Mana Cost1W
ArtistEric Deschamps
Card TextDestroy target creature or planeswalker. Its controller investigates. (They create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sensing a plot, Sorin raced to his grandfather's resting-crypt. But someone else had gotten there first.
Format Legality
ModernPioneerCommanderLegacyVintageHistoricBrawl
inkwell Fair Value™?· NM
$0.42
moderate
$0.39$0.57
Condition?
7 printings — select edition
Confidencehigh
Prices as ofNov 3
Normal—
Cheapest printing$0.29
Why This Price
inkwell Estimate
Fair Value$0.42
Movement
7D Change-6.7% (-$0.03)
30D Change-4.5% (-$0.02)
Freshness
Prices as ofNov 3
Update cadenceDaily
Inkwell Fair Value$0.42
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More from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
See all cards →- How much is Fateful Absence worth?
- The current Near Mint price for Fateful Absence from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (Magic: The Gathering) is $0.42. It has decreased 6.7% over the past 7 days.
- What set is Fateful Absence from?
- Fateful Absence is from the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt set, released September 2021. It is a rare in Magic: The Gathering.
- What rarity is Fateful Absence?
- Fateful Absence is a rare card from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt in Magic: The Gathering.
- How has the price of Fateful Absence changed over the past 30 days?
- Over the past 30 days, the Near Mint price of Fateful Absence has fallen 4.5% ($0.02) to $0.42.
- How many printings of Fateful Absence exist?
- Fateful Absence has 7 printings across different Magic: The Gathering sets. The cheapest printing is $0.29 from Foundations Commander.




