Sinister Waltz

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Sinister Waltz: Sorcery, Crimson Vow Commander. Choose three target creature cards in your graveyard. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black and red (BR)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)
Released
2021-11-19
Collector number
30
Artist
Jason Rainville
Commander rank
11,848 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Sinister Waltz

Sinister Waltz is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and red sorcery from Crimson Vow Commander (VOC), a Commander product released in November 2021. It is collector number 30 in that set, with art by Jason Rainville. It costs {3}{B}{R} (three generic, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is black and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Crimson Vow Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Choose three target creature cards in your graveyard. Return two of them at random to the battlefield and put the other on the bottom of your library.

For one evening, the dueling bloodlines channeled their feuds into elaborate footwork.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (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 Sinister Waltz by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Sinister Waltz

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #68Rare2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Sinister Waltz.

  • If only one or two creatures cards are legal targets as Sinister Waltz resolves, all the legal targets will be put onto the battlefield and no cards will be put on the bottom of your library.

Similar cards

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