Severed Strands
Guilds of Ravnica 85 • common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Zack Stella
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Destroy target creature an opponent controls.
"I've seen Ravnica's fate. Believe me, I'm doing you a favor."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Severed Strands was released in 2018 as part of the Guilds of Ravnica expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the cityscape plane of Ravnica, the card depicts a moment of sacrifice within the Golgari Swarm, the guild characterized by its mastery of life, death, and decomposition. The design intent focuses on the Golgari mechanic of sacrificing creatures to fuel greater spells, reflecting the guild's cyclical philosophy where nothing is ever truly wasted in the rot.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, whose work often explores dark, atmospheric fantasy themes. Kieryluk captures the visceral nature of the Golgari aesthetic, utilizing a color palette dominated by murky greens and browns to emphasize the grim utility of the act. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, flavor-aligned removal spell that reinforced the graveyard-centric strategy common to the Golgari color identity in competitive and casual formats.
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