Barter in Blood
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}{B}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia #76 (uncommon)
Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
Barter in Blood has 11 printings, first in Mirrodin (2003). EDHREC ranks it #13,454 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vren, the Relentless decks (701 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Barter in Blood
- Plunder the Graves - Commander 2015, led by Meren of Clan Nel Toth
- Plunder the Graves - Commander Anthology, led by Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Commanders that run Barter in Blood most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Vren, the Relentless: 701 decks
- Fumulus, the Infestation: 210 decks
- Thraximundar: 182 decks
- The Balrog, Durin's Bane: 109 decks
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector: 100 decks
- Zodiark, Umbral God: 92 decks
- Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence: 31 decks
- Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace: 29 decks
Often played with Barter in Blood
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a player controls only one creature, that creature is sacrificed.
- : The active player chooses which creatures will be sacrificed first, then each other player in turn order does the same. Then all creatures are sacrificed simultaneously.
- : Barter in Blood doesn’t target any creatures and may be cast even if a player controls fewer than two creatures.