The amount of life you gain is equal to the number chosen for X, not the amount of damage Consume Spirit deals (in case some of it is prevented).
Consume Spirit
If the targeted permanent or player is an illegal target by the time Consume Spirit would resolve, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain any life.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.45. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 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 M10 — 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 #89 of *Magic 2010*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2009 Magic 2010 release.
Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {X}{1}{B} (2 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #12,832 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Justin Sweet. Rarix catalogs 236 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Justin Sweet
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