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Bone Splinters

{B}

Sorcery

ALAShards of Alara#67common
Foil

Witches of the Split-Eye Coven speak of a future when Grixis will overflow with life energy. For now, they must harvest vis from the living to fuel their dark magics.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Cole Eastburn
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara Intro Pack Grixis Undead · 4 more
Printings12
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Destroy target creature.

Plays as: Spot Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 46m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.09
$0.02 low$0.01 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.45
$0.09 low-$0.11 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.07· across 12 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Sep 9, 2022 · one tap opens all
  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    Once you begin to cast Bone Splinters, no player may take actions until you’re done. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove the creature you wish to sacrifice.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    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.