Peer into the Abyss
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.
Combos with Peer into the Abyss
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Eruth, Tormented Prophet Infinite
- Exile your library
- Nekusar, the Mindrazer Infinite
- Near-infinite card draw for target opponent
- Near-infinite damage to one opponent
- Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
- Psychosis Crawler Infinite
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite draw triggers
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Infinite
- Near-infinite card draw for target opponent
- Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
- Astarion, the Decadent Infinite
- Near-infinite card draw for target opponent
- Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters Infinite
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite card draw for target opponent
- Near-infinite damage
- Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
- Psychic Corrosion Infinite
- Infinite mill
- Alhammarret's Archive Infinite
- Infinite card draw
- Infinite draw triggers
Showing the 8 shortest and most explosive. This card appears in more than these. Follow any of them through to Commander Spellbook to browse the rest.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2020-06-23
The life lost is rounded up, not the remaining life total. For example, if the target player has 7 life, they lose 4 life and end up with 3. Similarly, the number of cards drawn is rounded up, not the number of cards remaining in the library.
- 2020-06-23
To draw the cards, first the player determines how many cards to draw, then draws them. This event may be modified so that a different number of cards are actually drawn.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Peer into the Abyss, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 1 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Athreos, God of Passage | 1 | 0 | — |
| Dargo, the Shipwrecker | 1 | 0 | — |
| Doctor Doom, King of Latveria | 1 | 0 | — |
| Florian, Voldaren Scion | 1 | 0 | — |
| Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied | 1 | 0 | — |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 1 | 0 | — |
| Nekusar, the Mindrazer | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Black 2 decks
- Rakdos 2 decks
- Grixis 2 decks
- Orzhov 1 deck
- Mardu 1 deck
- Esper 1 deck
Peer into the Abyss price history
The Core Set 2021 #117 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $3.61 | $4.28 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $3.61 | $4.28 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $3.77 | $4.28 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $3.90 | $4.28 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $4.09 | $4.22 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $4.06 | $4.18 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $4.16 | $4.14 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $4.08 | $4.12 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $4.01 | $4.16 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $4.15 | $4.16 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $4.13 | $4.13 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $3.72 | $4.07 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $3.63 | $4.07 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $3.33 | $4.07 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $3.31 | $4.07 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $3.40 | $4.07 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $3.30 | $4.06 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $3.59 | $4.06 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $3.64 | $4.09 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $3.64 | $4.04 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $3.76 | $4.04 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $3.26 | $4.00 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $3.34 | $4.00 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $3.33 | $4.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $3.43 | $4.05 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $3.55 | $4.20 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $3.60 | $4.11 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $3.40 | $4.11 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $3.67 | $4.08 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Peer into the Abyss
7 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $7.07
- Foil
- —
Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $4.30
- Foil
- —
- Normal
- $3.60
- Normal
- $3.61
- Foil
- $4.28
Promo
Core Set 2021 Promos
- Normal
- $5.88
- Foil
- $7.20
Promo
Core Set 2021 Promos
- Foil
- $11.62
Extended Art
- Normal
- $8.76
- Foil
- $13.20
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Peer into the Abyss. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
