Call for Blood
{4}{B}Instant — Arcane
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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.
What it does
Tagged as Removal · Sac outlet — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- 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. (2005-02-01)
- Uses last known information for the sacrificed creature’s power. (2005-02-01)
- You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures. (2013-04-15)
- 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. (2013-04-15)
Printings & prices
Every set Call for Blood has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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