MScore: 5.5/10

Altar of Bone

{G} {W}

Sorceryrare

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Illustrated by Melissa A. Benson · Ice Age · #281

Rulings for Altar of Bone

2013-04-15
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

2013-04-15
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.

2004-10-04
Because the “search” requires you to find a card with certain characteristics, you don’t have to find the card if you don’t want to.

Format Legality

Duellegal

Brawlnot legal

Pennynot legal

Predhlegal

Futurenot legal

Legacylegal

Modernnot legal

Paupernot legal

Alchemynot legal

Pioneernot legal

Vintagelegal

Historicnot legal

Standardnot legal

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