Spinal Embrace
Dominaria Remastered 369 • rare
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered
- Collector number
- 369
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.14
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 originally introduced in the Invasion expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 2000, designed during a period when the game was exploring multi-colored mechanics and complex board interactions. The card functions as an instant-speed removal and temporary creature theft effect, reflecting the thematic intersection of black and red mana that focuses on aggressive sacrifice and opportunistic exploitation of an opponent's resources.
The artwork for this version, appearing in the 2023 Dominaria Remastered set, was crafted by the artist Daarken. The illustration captures a visceral, dark fantasy aesthetic that emphasizes the card's function of seizing control of an opponent's creature before consuming it. As a reprint set, Dominaria Remastered aimed to showcase iconic or thematic cards from across the game's history, and the inclusion of this piece serves to highlight the enduring tactical versatility of early-era card design within modern gameplay.
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