Severed Strands
Sorcery
Severed Strands
Sorcery
Card 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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #12,837
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (23)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #488 | common | en | Zack Stella | $0.15 | — |
| The List (PLST) | #GRN-85 | common | en | Zack Stella | $0.21 | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | #88 | common | en | Zack Stella | $0.11 | $0.05 |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | en | Zack Stella | $0.06 | $0.34 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #488 | common | de | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | #88 | common | de | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | de | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #488 | common | es | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | es | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #488 | common | fr | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | #88 | common | fr | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | fr | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #488 | common | it | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | it | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #488 | common | ja | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | #88 | common | ja | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | ja | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | ko | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | pt | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | ru | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | #88 | common | zhs | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | zhs | Zack Stella | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #85 | common | zht | Zack Stella | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
If the target creature is a legal target but can't be destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you still gain life.
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.
The amount of life gained is equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Severed Strands tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain life.
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