Exsanguinate
The List CMM-156 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- CMM-156
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Marie Magny
What it does
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
"I didn't say I would help you find your way home. I said I would help you finish your adventure."
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Exsanguinate originally debuted in the Scars of Mirrodin expansion in 2010. Designed by the Magic: The Gathering research and development team, the card was conceived as a powerful black sorcery meant to provide a scaling win condition that doubles as a way to stabilize a player's life total in multiplayer formats like Commander.
The artwork for the card was created by Aleksi Briclot. His design focuses on the visceral, dark aesthetic typical of the Phyrexians, depicting the extraction of life force in a style that emphasizes the grim, industrial horror of the Mirrodin besieged setting. Over time, it has become a staple card, eventually being featured in The List—a curated selection of cards reprinted in set boosters to offer players a chance to find classic or highly functional cards from the game's long history.
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