Quick Answer

What Must Be Done is a rare Sorcery from ACR (ACR) costing {3}{W}{W}. Current price: $0.23 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.

What Must Be Done MTG card

What Must Be Done

Sorcery

Card Text

Choose one — • Let the World Burn — Destroy all artifacts and creatures. • Release Juno — Return target historic permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it if it's a creature. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Card Stats

rare CMC: 5.0 ACR ACR 🎨 Syd Mills

Market Prices

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$0.23
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$0.25
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$0.59
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$0.49
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€0.30
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€0.25
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Prices updated: 2025-12-04

Format Legality

Commander Legal
Duel Legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Penny Legal
Vintage Legal

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Other Printings (3 total)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is What Must Be Done? Basics

What Must Be Done is a Sorcery card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

Its ability reads: "Choose one — • Let the World Burn — Destroy all artifacts and creatures. • Release Juno — Return target historic permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it if it's a creature. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)"

How much mana does What Must Be Done cost to cast? Basics

What Must Be Done has a mana cost of {3}{W}{W}, which equals 5.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).

It requires W mana to cast.

What does mana cost mean in Magic: The Gathering? Basics

Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.

What Must Be Done's mana cost of {3}{W}{W} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.

Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.

What is converted mana cost (CMC) or mana value? Basics

Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.

What Must Be Done has a mana value of 5.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."

What is oracle text? Basics

Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.

What Must Be Done's current oracle text is: "Choose one — • Let the World Burn — Destroy all artifacts and creatures. • Release Juno — Return target historic permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it if it's a creature. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)"

What is the current price of What Must Be Done? Pricing

The current market price for What Must Be Done is approximately $0.23 USD on TCGPlayer.

A foil copy costs approximately $0.25 USD.

On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.3 EUR.

Where can I buy What Must Be Done? Pricing

You can purchase What Must Be Done from major MTG retailers including:

Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.

What is the difference between normal and foil cards? Pricing

Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.

What Must Be Done normal: $0.23 | foil: $0.25

Is What Must Be Done legal in Standard? Legality

Format legality information for What Must Be Done in Standard is not available.

Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.

Is What Must Be Done legal in Modern? Legality

What Must Be Done is Legal in Modern format.

Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.

Is What Must Be Done legal in Commander (EDH)? Legality

What Must Be Done is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.

Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.

Is What Must Be Done legal in Pioneer? Legality

Format legality information for What Must Be Done in Pioneer is not available.

Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.

Is What Must Be Done legal in Legacy? Legality

What Must Be Done is Legal in Legacy format.

Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.

Is What Must Be Done legal in Vintage? Legality

What Must Be Done is Legal in Vintage format.

Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).

Is What Must Be Done legal in Pauper? Legality

Format legality information for What Must Be Done in Pauper is not available.

Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.

What is format legality in MTG? Legality

Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:

  • Legal: Card is allowed in the format
  • Banned: Card is prohibited from play
  • Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
  • Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool

Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.

What set is What Must Be Done from? Details

This printing of What Must Be Done is from ACR (ACR), with collector number 11.

What Must Be Done may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.

What is What Must Be Done's rarity? Details

What Must Be Done is a rare card in ACR.

Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.

Who illustrated What Must Be Done? Details

What Must Be Done was illustrated by Syd Mills.

Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.

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