Blood Curdle

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Blood Curdle: Instant, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. Destroy target creature. Put a menace counter on a creature you control. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Common
Set
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)
Released
2020-04-24
Collector number
75
Artist
Antonio José Manzanedo
Commander rank
11,426 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Blood Curdle

Blood Curdle is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO), an expansion set released in April 2020. It is collector number 75 in that set, with art by Antonio José Manzanedo. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Destroy target creature. Put a menace counter on a creature you control. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Fear pierces the strongest armor.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.19 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Blood Curdle by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Blood Curdle

Blood Curdle has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #IKO-75Common2024

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Blood Curdle, newest first.

  • Blood Curdle targets only one creature: the one that will be destroyed. You choose which creature to put a menace counter on after the target creature has been destroyed.
  • If a creature you control was exiled until the creature that was destroyed left the battlefield, the exiled creature returns in time to receive the counter.
  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Blood Curdle tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve. You won’t put a menace counter on any creature. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do put a menace counter on a creature you control.

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