Magic: The Gathering · Portal Three Kingdoms
Empty City Ruse
French name: Ruse de la cité déserte
Empty City Ruse (Portal Three Kingdoms 3) has a market price of US$39.98 as of Nov 9, 2026.
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Card details
- Type
- Sorcery
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Artist
- Qu Xin
Card text
Your opponent can't attack on his or her next turn.
Flavour text
Out of time and options, Kongming was forced to bluff at Xicheng. He tricked an army of 150,000 Wei by leaving the city gates open and calmly playing the zither.
About this card
Empty City Ruse is card 3 in Portal Three Kingdoms, a Magic: The Gathering set released May 3, 1999. Rarity: Uncommon. Illustrated by Qu Xin. Reference market price on Nov 9, 2026: US$39.98. Over the last 30 days, the Normal price went up 15.9%. Source: TCGplayer market data via tcgcsv.com, updated daily. A reference price is not an offer.
