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Worthy Cause

{W}

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Tempest·tmp #53·Uncommon·1997·Art by John Matson
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Worthy Cause
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Oracle Text

{2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

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

You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

Card Knowledge

Value over time

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

4/15/2013·wotc

Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

4/15/2013·wotc

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

Print Details

Set
Tempest (TMP)
Number
#53
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
John Matson
Frame
1997
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil

Value

USD
$0.40
EUR
€1.07
MTGO Tix
0.29

Indicative figures.