Attrition

Enchantment, 1BB (3)

{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Destroy target nonblack creature.

"I will trade life for life with the insurgents. Our resources, unlike theirs, are limitless."
—Davvol, Evincar of Rath

Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Black Carriage

Creature — Horse 4/4, 3BB (5)

Trample

Black Carriage doesn't untap during your untap step.

Sacrifice a creature: Untap Black Carriage. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

"The Baron's drivers are also driven."
—Chandler

Illus. David A. Cherry

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 5/1/2008: The ability that untaps it during your upkeep has been returned to an activated ability. There is no restriction on how many times it can be untapped during your upkeep with this ability.

• Official Reprint Policy (This card is on the reserved list)

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Commander

Blighted Shaman

Creature — Human Cleric Shaman 1/1, 1B (2)

{T}, Sacrifice a Swamp: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Illus. Ian Miller

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Blood Rites

Enchantment, 3RR (5)

{1}{R}, Sacrifice a creature: Blood Rites deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

"The threat of the kami was made worse by the blood rituals of the ogres, who freed terrifying oni to wander Kamigawa unhindered."
—Observations of the Kami War

Illus. Paolo Parente

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Bloodflow Connoisseur

Creature — Vampire 1/1, 2B (3)

Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Bloodflow Connoisseur.

"Death not for survival but for vanity and pleasure? This is the decadence I sought to curb."
—Sorin Markov

Illus. Slawomir Maniak

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Bloodshot Cyclops

Creature — Cyclops Giant 4/4, 5R (6)

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Bloodshot Cyclops deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target creature or player.

After their first encounter, the goblins named him Chuck.

Illus. Daren Bader

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Bloodthrone Vampire

Creature — Vampire 1/1, 1B (2)

Sacrifice a creature: Bloodthrone Vampire gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

"What I need is your blood. What I don't need is your permission."

Illus. Steve Argyle

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/15/2010: You can sacrifice Bloodthrone Vampire to activate its own ability, but it won't be on the battlefield to get the bonus.
• 6/15/2010: If you sacrifice an attacking or blocking creature during the declare blockers step, it won't deal combat damage. If you wait until the combat damage step, but the creature you wish to sacrifice is dealt lethal damage, it'll be destroyed before you get a chance to sacrifice it.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Brine Shaman

Creature — Human Cleric Shaman 1/1, 1B (2)

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

{1}{U}{U}, Sacrifice a creature: Counter target creature spell.

"The Shamans of Marit Lage do her bidding in secret, but they do it gladly."
—Halvor Arenson, Kjeldoran Priest

Illus. Cornelius Brudi

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 4/1/2008: A "creature spell" is any spell with the type Creature, even if it has other types such as Artifact or Enchantment. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Cabal Patriarch

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard 5/5, 3BBB (6)

{2}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

{2}{B}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

Illus. Mark Zug

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Carrion Feeder

Creature — Zombie 1/1, B (1)

Carrion Feeder can't block.

Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Carrion Feeder.

Stinking of rot, it leaps between gravestones in search of its next meal.

Illus. Brian Snõddy

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Cateran Overlord

Creature — Horror Mercenary 7/5, 4BBB (7)

Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Cateran Overlord.

{6}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with converted mana cost 6 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Illus. Michael Sutfin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: Because the "search" requires you to find a card with certain characteristics, you don't have to find the card if you don't want to.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Commander

Corpse Harvester

Creature — Zombie Wizard 3/3, 3BB (5)

{1}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Search your library for a Zombie card and a Swamp card, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

Illus. Mark Tedin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: You do not have to find a Zombie card or swamp card if you do not want to, even if you have them in your library.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Corpse Traders

Creature — Human Rogue 3/3, 3B (4)

{2}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Those without breath can't complain.

Illus. Kev Walker

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 5/1/2012: You can sacrifice Corpse Traders to pay the cost of its ability.
• 4/15/2013: If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you'll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Corrupted Harvester

Creature — Horror 6/3, 4BB (6)

{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Corrupted Harvester.

"Before the blessed assault begins, we must seek specimens that are well-adapted to our way of . . . life."
—Sheoldred, Whispering One

Illus. Nils Hamm

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 1/1/2011: You may sacrifice Corrupted Harvester to pay for its own regeneration ability. If you do, however, it won't regenerate. It'll just end up in its owner's graveyard as a result of the sacrifice.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Dark Privilege

Enchantment — Aura, 1B (2)

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.

Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate enchanted creature.

"As you breathe your last, understand why I accept such forbidden gifts."
—Purraj of Urborg

Illus. Tom Kyffin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Devouring Strossus

Creature — Horror 9/9, 5BBB (8)

Flying, trample

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.

Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Devouring Strossus.

Illus. D. Alexander Gregory

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Devouring Swarm

Creature — Insect 2/1, 1BB (3)

Flying

Sacrifice a creature: Devouring Swarm gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Their arrival is heralded by the deafening hum of ten thousand wings. Their departure is marked by the silence of the dead.

Illus. Wayne England

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Dimir House Guard

Creature — Skeleton 2/3, 3B (4)

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Dimir House Guard.

Transmute {1}{B}{B} ({1}{B}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as this card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Illus. John Zeleznik

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Disciple of Griselbrand

Creature — Human Cleric 1/1, 1B (2)

{1}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

The demon Griselbrand dared to stand against Avacyn, earning him the loathing of thousands and the admiration of a few.

Illus. Clint Cearley

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 9/22/2011: The amount of life you gain is equal to the toughness of the creature as it last existed on the battlefield, not its toughness in the graveyard.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Dross Hopper

Creature — Insect Horror 2/1, 1B (2)

Sacrifice a creature: Dross Hopper gains flying until end of turn.

Bred in the vicious Mephidross, dross hoppers learned to eat quickly and escape faster.

Illus. Dave Allsop

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 1/1/2011: You may sacrifice Dross Hopper to pay for its own ability. If you do, however, it won't gain flying because it won't be on the battlefield by the time the ability resolves.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern