Taste of Blood
~$0.12 low · ~$0.31 high
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Black. Sorcery
Magic 2012 #113 · Illustrated by Howard Lyon
Magic 2012 #113 · Illustrated by Howard LyonWhat is Taste of Blood worth?
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Oracle text
Taste of Blood deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and you gain 1 life.
"How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads, to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams." —Bram Stoker, *Dracula*
Format legality
The only printing of Taste of Blood
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic 2012 m12 #113· 2011common· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.38 foil | common | $0.12 | $0.31 | €0.11€0.38 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2011
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #26,296 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Magic 2012 card (#113).
113
- 113Collector 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 (1)
September 22, 2011
If the player is an illegal target when Taste of Blood tries to resolve, Taste of Blood won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain life.
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