Blood for Bones

Blood for Bones

Card Information

Type: Sorcery

Mana Cost: 3Black mana

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for B

Set: Core Set 2020 (M20)

Rarity: Uncommon

Collector Number: 89

Oracle Text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield, then return another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Legal)
penny(Not Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. July 12, 2019

    Any abilities that trigger as the creature card is returned to the battlefield won’t resolve until after Blood for Bones is finished resolving.

    Source: wotc
  2. July 12, 2019

    Blood for Bones doesn’t target the creature cards to return from your graveyard. This means that, while the spell is resolving, no player may take any actions between the time you choose the cards and return them.

    Source: wotc
  3. July 12, 2019

    The creature sacrificed to cast Blood for Bones may be one of the cards chosen to be returned.

    Source: wotc
  4. July 12, 2019

    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.

    Source: wotc
  5. July 12, 2019

    Once you begin to cast Blood for Bones, no player may take actions until you’re done. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove the creature you wish to sacrifice.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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