wotc
If you have less than 4 creatures, you do not partially sacrifice. You pay 4 creatures or none.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #136
Hecatomb
6ed·#136·rare·nonfoil
Illus. George Pratt
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wishlisted
Apr 1999
27 yr ago
Value
$1.66+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.66 · low $0.66
Volatility · stable
USD$0.66EUR€0.59
NM$0.66
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #23,189 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice four creatures.
Tap an untapped Swamp you control: This enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
The sacrifice is done as a triggered ability just after it enters. It is not done on casting.
wotc
You choose whether to sacrifice creatures or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice Hecatomb. You can choose to not sacrifice creatures if you no longer control this card on resolution.
Context
Last observed at $0.66, stable around $0.66 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.59 and $0.66 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.66.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 6ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Classic Sixth Edition* (released April 1999).
Card #136 in Classic Sixth Edition.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Predh, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #23,189 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by George Pratt.
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