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 #GRN-85
Severed Strands
plst·#GRN-85·common·nonfoil
Illus. Zack Stella
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Aug '24
2 yr ago
Value
$0.16+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $0.17 · low $0.15
NM$0.16
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$0.15–$0.17modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $0.19low $0.16range 18.8%n 43
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #12,845 · 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.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.16 and $0.19 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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.
Card #GRN-85 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 The List release.
Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #12,845 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Zack Stella. Rarix catalogs 450 other cards credited to this artist.
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