Altar's Reap

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Altar's Reap: Instant, Commander Anthology. As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Common
Set
Commander Anthology (CMA)
Released
2017-06-09
Collector number
45
Artist
Donato Giancola
Commander rank
4,407 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Altar's Reap

Altar's Reap is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 45 in that set, with art by Donato Giancola. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Innistrad (2011) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

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

Draw two cards.

"Don't worry, your death will be as informative as possible." -Gorghul, augur of skulls

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Altar's Reap by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Altar's Reap

Altar's Reap has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #DDR-37Common2019
Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis (DDR) #37Common2016
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #127Common2016
Commander 2015 (C15) #112Common2015
Battle for Zendikar (BFZ) #103Common2015
Conspiracy (CNS) #112Common2014
Magic 2014 (M14) #84Common2013
Innistrad (ISD) #86Common2011

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Altar's Reap, newest first.

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

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