Scapegoat
Stronghold 14 • uncommon
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 14
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $0.54
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Return any number of target creatures you control to their owner's hand.
"Enjoy your deception, Vuel," Gerrard said as Volrath's features melted from the dead shapeshifter. "I'll count this one as practice."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in the 1998 Magic: The Gathering set Stronghold, Scapegoat serves as an uncommon instant that reflects the high-risk, high-reward tactical design philosophy prevalent during the game's early years. The card was conceptualized during a period when Wizards of the Coast was actively experimenting with complex board-state interactions, offering players a way to protect their creatures at the cost of returning others to their hand.
The artwork was provided by Daren Bader, a prolific contributor to the game who captured the card's theme through a stark, thematic illustration of sacrificial displacement. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility piece, appreciated by players who favored white-aligned deck strategies that focused on board manipulation and resource conservation during the Rath Cycle era of the game.
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About Scapegoat
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