wotc
If the target creature is a legal target but can't be destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you still gain life.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #488
Severed Strands
j25·#488·common·nonfoil
Illus. Zack Stella
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Nov '24
1 yr ago
Value
$0.24+$0 (+14.3%)
30 days high $0.25 · low $0.21
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.24EUR€0.18
NM$0.24
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #12,838 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Destroy target creature an opponent controls.
"I've seen Ravnica's fate. Believe me, I'm doing you a favor."
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
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.
wotc
The amount of life gained is equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Zack Stella
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