Severed Strands 
Sorcery
Oracle text (EN)
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.
Printing details
- Set
- GRN · 85
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Zack Stella
- Released
- 2018-10-05
- Prices
- €0.07 · $0.10
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €0.06 | €0.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.07 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.06 30-day avg €0.06 | low – trend €0.19 30-day avg €0.21 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.11 | NM from €0.34 with Zero from €0.34 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.34 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If the target creature is a legal target but can't be destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you still gain life.
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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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The amount of life gained is equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.
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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.