Barter in Blood
Commander Anthology 48 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 48
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Eric Deschamps
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
"We must all make sacrifices for the good of Innistrad."— Sorin Markov
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Barter in Blood first appeared in the Mirrodin expansion set released by Wizards of the Coast in 2003. It was designed as a thematic representation of the metallic, unforgiving world of Mirrodin, focusing on the game's core mechanic of sacrifice. The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who utilized a stark, visceral aesthetic to capture the grim nature of the spell's effect, where players must sacrifice two creatures to satisfy the card's toll.
The version featured in the 2017 Commander Anthology serves as a reprint, maintaining the original mechanics while updating the presentation for a curated collection of powerful multiplayer-focused cards. By the time of the Anthology release, the card had long been established as a staple black removal spell in the Commander format, favored for its ability to clear the board without targeting, which allows it to bypass certain defensive protections.
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