Tariff
Weatherlight (WTH) #28 · Rare · Sorcery
Mana cost: {1}{W}
Each player sacrifices the creature they control with the greatest mana value unless they pay that creature's mana cost. If two or more creatures a player controls are tied for greatest, that player chooses one.
Illustrated by Kev Walker · Released June 9, 1997
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.54 USD · €0.56 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (8.0%) to $0.54 USD; low $0.50 USD, high $0.54 USD.
Printings
- Classic Sixth Edition #47 (6ED) · Rare · 1999 · $0.52 USD
- Weatherlight #28 (this printing) · Rare · 1997 · $0.54 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — The choice of creatures is made on resolution and not on announcement.
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — You can use mana abilities during the resolution of this spell if the player decides to pay the mana cost.
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — You choose whether to pay or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice the creature. You can choose to not pay if you control no creatures on resolution.
- 2008-04-01 · wotc — First the active player identifies the creature they control with the highest mana cost (and chooses one if there's a tie) and chooses whether to sacrifice it or pay mana. Then each other player in turn order does the same. All creatures sacrificed this way are sacrificed at the same time.
- 2008-04-01 · wotc — Although Tariff checks the mana value of the creatures on the battlefield, you need to pay the creature's actual mana cost (including color) to keep it on the battlefield.