Severed Strands
~$0.08 low · ~$0.35 high
Black. Sorcery
Foundations Jumpstart #488 · Illustrated by Zack Stella
Foundations Jumpstart #488 · Illustrated by Zack StellaWhat is Severed Strands worth?
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Oracle text
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."
Format legality
All 4 printings of Severed Strands
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Foundations Jumpstart j25 #488· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.20 | common | $0.30 | No foil printing | €0.20 | |
 The List plst #GRN-85· 2024common | common | $0.12 | No foil printing | — | |
 Double Masters 2022 2x2 #88· 2022common· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.13 foil | common | $0.09 | $0.25 | €0.05€0.13 foil | |
 Guilds of Ravnica grn #85· 2018common· Cardmarket €0.08 · €0.19 foil | common | $0.08 | $0.35 | €0.08€0.19 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2018
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #13,103 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Zack Stella
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Foundations Jumpstart card (#488).
0488 · J25 · C · EN
- 0488Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- J25Set code for Foundations Jumpstart
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
2018-10-05
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
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
The amount of life gained is equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.
2018-10-05
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.
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