Plaguecrafter
Plaguecrafter: Creature - Human Shaman, Bloomburrow Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Shaman
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 187
- Artist
- Anna Steinbauer
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About Plaguecrafter
Plaguecrafter is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Bloomburrow Commander (BLC), a Commander product released in August 2024. It is collector number 187 in that set, with art by Anna Steinbauer. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Guilds of Ravnica (2018) to Bloomburrow Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. Each player who can't discards a card.
"My power is generosity, in a way. I give my survivors an appreciation for their lives."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Plaguecrafter by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Plaguecrafter
Plaguecrafter has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #89 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #72 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1116 | Rare | 2022 |
| Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #107 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #GRN-82 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Commander 2019 (C19) #126 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #82 | Uncommon | 2018 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Plaguecrafter, newest first.
- Each player chooses a permanent to sacrifice from among the creatures and planeswalkers they control. You don't choose which type of permanent any other player has to sacrifice.
- Plaguecrafter can be the creature its controller sacrifices for its own ability.
- As Plaguecrafter's ability resolves, first the player whose turn it is chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing the choices made before them. Then all the chosen permanents are sacrificed at the same time. Next, each player in the same order who couldn't sacrifice a permanent chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then the chosen cards are discarded at the same time.
Similar cards
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