Plumb the Forbidden
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander 224 • uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Collector number
- 224
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Andrey Kuzinskiy
- Market price
- $0.37
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 introduced in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering set Secrets of Strixhaven, which was released as part of the Commander expansion for the Strixhaven: School of Mages thematic block. Designed to function as a powerful card-advantage tool for black-aligned decks, it mechanically embodies the 'sacrifice' archetype, allowing players to exchange creatures for card draw and life gain. Its emergence within the Commander format provided players with a versatile resource engine that scales efficiently with the number of creatures a player controls.
The card features illustration by Wisnu Tan, who captured the dark, scholastic aesthetic of the Witherbloom College. The imagery depicts a morbid ritual, aligning with the set's focus on the intersection of life and death, or 'pestilence and growth.' Upon its release, the card was widely recognized by the community for its high tactical utility, particularly in strategies that utilize small, expendable creatures or token swarms to generate significant value in the mid-to-late stages of a game.
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