Three Tragedies
Sorcery — Arcane
Target player discards three cards.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #27743
Three Tragedies makes every opponent discard three cards — nine cards stripped from hands across a four-player table for five mana. That rate is strong enough to run in any black deck that wants to push through disruption, and the sorcery speed is the only real cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Three Tragedies scales with the number of opponents in a way no comparable Constructed card does — hitting three players for three cards each is effectively a nine-card swing for five mana, which no mono-black discard spell matches at that price. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition is brutal: Hymn to Tourach and Thoughtseize hit faster, hit harder on specific targets, and cost far less mana, so Three Tragedies doesn't make the cut in those formats. Modern is the same story — five mana at sorcery speed is unplayable in a format that ends games by turn four. The card's home is clearly multiplayer EDH, where the three-target clause transforms from a limitation into the entire point.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Three Tragedies is bulk — pick up a copy without thinking twice. Bulk mythics with narrow multiplayer appeal rarely climb unless a commander becomes a breakout star, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.