Severed Strands

Severed Strands {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."
Details
  • Artist: Zack Stella
  • Collector Number: GRN-85
  • Available only as nonfoil
  • Rarity: common (MBTWBLACK)
  • Released: 2024-08-02
  • Set: The List
Legalities
Rulings
  • 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 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 The amount of life gained is equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.
  • 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.
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Foreign names
  • 斩断束缕
  • 斬斷束縷
  • Durchtrennte Schicksalsfäden
  • Filins tranchés
  • Fili Tagliati
  • 切断された糸
  • 절단된 실
  • Fios Cortados
  • Разрезанные Нити
  • Hilos cortados