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◇ Catalog #276

Spinal Embrace

inv·#276·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Donato Giancola

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in vault

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wishlisted

Oct '00

26 yr ago

Value

$0.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.35 · low $0.32

NM$0.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.31–$0.36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.48low $0.02range 2300.0%n 52

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #16,677 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$7.02

Nonfoil$0.34

Gameplay

Instant

Cast this spell only during combat. Untap target creature you don't control and gain control of it. It gains haste until end of turn. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it. If you do, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2022-12-08wotc

You must sacrifice the creature if you still control it as the delayed triggered ability resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.48 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from INV — the lineup includes Foil and 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.

Card #276 of *Invasion*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2000 Invasion release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}{B} (6 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #16,677 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Donato Giancola. Rarix catalogs 770 other cards credited to this artist.