Sacrifice
Limited Edition Alpha 124 • uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $169.99
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add an amount of black mana equal to the sacrificed creature's mana value.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sacrifice was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Alpha set, the inaugural printing of Magic: The Gathering. Developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the game was designed to be a portable, customizable strategy experience, emerging from a period when hobby gaming was dominated by complex, long-form tabletop simulations. This card represented a core mechanical pillar of the early game, emphasizing the trade-off between board presence and immediate resource gain.
The artwork for Sacrifice was created by illustrator Christopher Rush, one of the most prominent early contributors to the game’s aesthetic. Rush employed a distinct, dark fantasy style that helped establish the grim, high-stakes visual language of early Magic. While Sacrifice was considered a functional utility card rather than a centerpiece of the set, the entire Alpha print run is culturally significant for establishing the foundation of the modern collectible card game industry.
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