To the Slaughter
Shadows over Innistrad 139 • rare
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 139
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christine Choi
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Target player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice.
Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, instead that player sacrifices a creature and a planeswalker of their choice.
"Where has little Gossamer gone?"— Thaniel, Gatstaf shepherd
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
To the Slaughter was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the expansion’s gothic horror setting, which focuses on the corruption of the plane of Innistrad by the Eldrazi titan Emrakul. Mechanically, the card was intended to provide players with a versatile removal option, rewarding those who could manage the game state to trigger its delirium ability, a mechanic central to the set that encourages players to have a variety of card types in their graveyard.
The illustration was created by artist Deruchenko Alexander, who aimed to capture the visceral and chaotic atmosphere of the set's narrative. The imagery depicts a frantic struggle against the encroaching madness that defines the Shadows over Innistrad storyline. Upon its release, the card received moderate attention in competitive play, particularly in formats like Standard and Modern, where its ability to remove planeswalkers and creatures simultaneously made it a tactical tool for black-aligned control decks.
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