Declaration of Naught Spikes to $35+ Over Past Weekend

Declaration of Naught | Art by Rob Alexander

This past weekend, the Morningtide enchantment Declaration of Naught spiked by nearly $30, reaching a new all-time high for the card. This comes after a recent Instagram reel gave the card praise. But how did this card get so expensive over the course of just a couple of days? Read on, and we will try to piece this puzzle together!

Declaration of Naught's Steady Rise

Our story begins some time before March 20th, the date of the Instagram reel that may have spurred this card's spike. This enchantment was a key inclusion for decks like Grand Arbiter Augustin IV and Zur the Enchanter. (Heck, it was a card that I used in my first Zur deck as early as 2010.)

However, Declaration of Naught has never received a reprint since its original printing in Morningtide back in 2008. And since then, the price of the card has steadily, albeit slowly, increased. The card's price increases were so slow, though, that it took until last month, on February 18th, for the card to reach $5 for the first time.

The March 20th Instagram Reel

Then, on March 20th, something rather peculiar occurred. A creator who goes by the Instagram handle "missing.lands" published a reel expressing how Declaration of Naught can easily shut commanders down for .

Now, some other outlets report that missing.lands may be the reason for the spike. It also stands that the card actually had a dip in price that day by about $0.89, sinking from $9.18 to $8.29. Nevertheless, it rocketed upwards soon thereafter, from that $8.29 number up to over twice that much at $17.95 the next day.

And now, Declaration of Naught is at $35.21 on average.

So, What Happened?

It seems entirely plausible that missing.land's Instagram reel could have assisted in causing this card's price to shoot upwards. It's definitely not the first time a creator's analysis of a card has caused spikes.

But, the key question now is, "Will Declaration of Naught's price hold?"

In short, this spike looks like a flash in the pan. But the longer answer is also intuitive.

Looking at cards like Runed Halo or Pithing Needle, cards that have both been reprinted multiple times, the prices for these cards is fairly low. Pithing Needle is around $4, while Runed Halo is sub-$1 right now. It'll take one wide reprint for Declaration of Naught to plummet, but it's really only a matter of when that'll be.

But now, let's open the floor to you, dear readers! Have you heard of Declaration of Naught before now? Is this a card you would use in your blue Commander decks? And if you have a few copies, would you hold them or offload them, knowing that they've spiked to $35? Sound off in the comments below!