Blood for Bones
Core Set 2020 89 • uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $0.56
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield, then return another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blood for Bones was released in July 2019 as part of the Magic: The Gathering Core Set 2020. This set was designed to serve as an accessible entry point for new players while providing mechanical depth for veterans, focusing on a balance of evergreen keywords and creature-centric synergies. The card features a black-aligned effect that allows players to return a creature from their graveyard to the battlefield, reinforcing the theme of reanimation that has been a staple of black magic in the game for decades.
The card was illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez, whose artwork emphasizes the macabre, ritualistic nature of necromancy central to the game's lore. The visual direction focuses on the exchange of mortality, depicting the visceral sacrifice required to fuel the revival of the dead. Upon its release, it was noted by players as a flexible utility tool in midrange and control strategies, particularly in the Standard format of the time, where it functioned as a powerful engine for exploiting enters-the-battlefield effects.
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