Call for Blood (PSAL #F52)
Call for Blood is a common printing from Salvat 2005 (PSAL #F52), a Instant — Arcane. Illustrated by Carl Critchlow.
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Details
| Mana cost | {4}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant — Arcane |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Salvat 2005 (PSAL) |
| Collector number | F52 |
| Artist | Carl Critchlow |
| Released | 2005-08-22 |
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- February 1, 2005 — Uses last known information for the sacrificed creature’s power.
- February 1, 2005 — You may sacrifice the creature chosen as the target for Call for Blood (if you control it) when you pay the additional cost for the spell. If you do, Call for Blood doesn’t resolve.
- April 15, 2013 — You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
- April 15, 2013 — Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.