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Body Count

Body Count

{2}{B}
Instant

Spectacle {B} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)

Draw a card for each creature that died under your control this turn.

"Your friends stayed quiet, and look what happened to them. You feeling a little more talkative yet?"

Illustrated by Vladimir Krisetskiy

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Not Legalpioneer
Not Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#34p
RarityRare
ReleasedApr 29, 2022
EDHREC rank#8,082

Prices

USD foil$22.50
EUR foil€6.93
Rulings (6)
  • Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.

    Jan 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.

    Jan 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Spectacle doesn't change when you can cast the spell. For example, you can't cast a sorcery with spectacle during an opponent's turn unless another effect allows you to do so, even if that player has lost life this turn.

    Jan 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Spectacle cares only that an opponent lost life during the turn, not that the opponent's life total is currently lower than it was. For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn.

    Jan 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

    Jan 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)

    Jan 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast

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