Bone Splinters
Shards of Alara 67 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Cole Eastburn
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature.
Witches of the Split-Eye Coven speak of a future when Grixis will overflow with life energy. For now, they must harvest vis from the living to fuel their dark magics.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bone Splinters was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara set for Magic: The Gathering. The card belongs to the Grixis shard, a plane defined by death, decay, and the scarcity of mana, which necessitated a mechanical identity built on sacrifice and attrition. Its design serves as a classic removal spell, trading a creature as a resource to destroy a more significant threat, reflecting the harsh, parasitic nature of the Grixis environment.
The artwork for this iteration was illustrated by Kev Walker, a prominent artist whose dark, visceral style became synonymous with the aesthetic of Grixis. Walker sought to capture the visceral mechanics of the card by depicting skeletal remains and the violent process of bone-based necromancy. Upon its debut, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency in limited formats, cementing its status as a foundational staple for black-aligned decks that leverage sacrificial synergies.
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