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Severed Strands

Black

4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Severed Strands, Foundations Jumpstart printing
Foundations Jumpstart J25 · No. 488 2024-11-15

Card text

{1}{B}
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."
EDHREC rank #13182 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If the target creature is a legal target but can't be destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you still gain life.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

The amount of life gained is equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Severed Strands tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain life.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

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