
Ancient Cellarspawn
Some links are affiliate links — if you buy through them Mauldron may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. How this works.
Create a free account to add this card to a deck or collection — log in if you have one.
Each spell you cast that's a Demon, Horror, or Nightmare costs {1} less to cast.
Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast it was less than its mana value, target opponent loses life equal to the difference.
What it does
Tagged as Ramp — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- If the spell is no longer on the stack when Ancient Cellarspawn's last ability resolves, use its mana value as it last existed on the stack. (2024-09-20)
- Ancient Cellarspawn's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered. (2024-09-20)
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was. (2024-09-20)
- For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value. (2024-09-20)
Printings & prices
Every set Ancient Cellarspawn has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
Cards like this
The most-played cards that do something similar to Ancient Cellarspawn, and are playable in its colours.







