Spinal Embrace
Commander 2013 218 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 218
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Cast this spell only during combat.
Untap target creature you don't control and gain control of it. It gains haste until end of turn. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it. If you do, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spinal Embrace was first released in 2013 as part of the Commander 2013 set, a product line specifically designed by Wizards of the Coast to support the popular multiplayer Commander format for Magic: The Gathering. As a sorcery that allows a player to gain control of an opponent's creature, grant it haste, and eventually sacrifice it, the card was crafted to serve as a tactical tool for chaotic, high-interaction social gameplay, reflecting the set's focus on politics and board manipulation.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Volkan Baga, who utilized a dramatic, visceral style to capture the intense and invasive nature of the spell's effect. Within the broader context of the Grixis-themed Eternal Bargain deck, the card was received as a flavorful, albeit high-mana, utility piece that highlighted the ruthless thematic identity of the color combination. Its design remains a representative example of the expanded spell library created specifically for non-standardized multiplayer play.
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