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Instant

BFZBattle for Zendikar#103common

"I will secure my revenge on Zendikar one soul at a time." —Ob Nixilis

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 971
Illustrator
Tyler Jacobson
Found in
Oath of the Gatewatch Intro Pack Vicious Cycle · Battle for Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings9EDHREC rank#4,423
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards.
Plays as:
Card Draw
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-4.0%
$0.24
$0.04 low$0.03 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.54
$0.24 low$0.16 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.18· across 9 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Apr 15, 2013
  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    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.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

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

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