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Severed Strands

{1}{B}

Sorcery

Foundations Jumpstart·j25 #488·Common·2024·Art by Zack Stella
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Severed Strands
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Oracle Text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Destroy target creature an opponent controls.

"I've seen Ravnica's fate. Believe me, I'm doing you a favor."

Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Number
#488
Rarity
Common
Artist
Zack Stella
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.30
EUR
€0.17

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

10/5/2018·wotc

If the target creature is a legal target but can't be destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you still gain life.

10/5/2018·wotc

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.

10/5/2018·wotc

The amount of life gained is equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.

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