Call for Blood
~$0.08 low · ~$0.34 high
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Black. Instant — Arcane
Betrayers of Kamigawa #63 · Illustrated by Carl Critchlow
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Oracle text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Call for Blood
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Salvat 2005 psal #F52· 2005Spanishcommon· Cardmarket €0.04 | common | — | No foil printing | €0.04 | |
 Betrayers of Kamigawa bok #63· 2005common· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.29 foil | common | $0.08 | $0.34 | €0.05€0.29 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2005
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #29,154 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Betrayers of Kamigawa card (#63).
63
- 63Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (4)
February 1, 2005
You may sacrifice the creature chosen as the target for Call for Blood (if you control it) when you pay the additional cost for the spell. If you do, Call for Blood doesn’t resolve.
February 1, 2005
Uses last known information for the sacrificed creature’s power.
April 15, 2013
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
April 15, 2013
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
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