Plumb the Forbidden
Strixhaven: School of Mages 81 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Andrey Kuzinskiy
- Market price
- $0.48
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice one or more creatures. When you do, copy this spell for each creature sacrificed this way.
You draw a card and lose 1 life.
Strixhaven forbade all magic from the Blood Age, so that is where Extus began his research.
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
Plumb the Forbidden was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to function within the set's central mechanical themes of instant and sorcery spells, specifically rewarding players for sacrificing their own creatures to draw cards. This design reflects the alignment of the Witherbloom college, which explores the balance between life and decay.
The card features illustration by Campbell White, who utilized the set's magical academic aesthetic to depict the grim nature of Witherbloom's curriculum. Upon its release, it became a notable inclusion in competitive and casual formats alike due to its efficiency as a draw engine, proving particularly effective in decks capable of generating numerous disposable creature tokens.
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