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Sacrifice

{B}

Instant

SPGSpecial Guests#69mythic
Borderless

EDHREC #2,860Played in 9% of cEDH decks with black

Cultists eagerly undergo the Rite of the Threshold, allowing Valgavoth to feed on their fear and bind them to the essence of the House.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
David Palumbo
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add an amount of {B} equal to the sacrificed creature's mana value.
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$15.66-1.9%
$13.99 low$2.99 gap
Foil$54.62+2.4%
$48.00 low$9.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$4.23· across 11 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$15.66-1.9%30D
30D range$15.58to$16.26Since Sep 2024:H $20.00L $5.36
Foil$54.62+2.4%30D3.49× nonfoil
30D range$53.33to$54.62Since Sep 2024:H $54.84L $13.73

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds

  • Duskmourn House of Horror Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $75.26

    Nonfoil —Foil under 1%

  • Duskmourn House of Horror Play Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $7.04

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil —

Combos

Used in 44 known combos

Rulings

3 · 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.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    Sacrificing an animated land gives no mana since the converted mana cost was zero.

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