Tergrid's Shadow

Card text

Each player sacrifices two creatures.

Foretell {2}{B}{B} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Tergrid, god of fright, never acknowledges her own shadow . . . or its murderous deeds.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (as of 2026-11-11).

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Format legality

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

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Tergrid's Shadow, newest first.

• 2021-02-05 If you're casting a foretold card from exile for its foretell cost, you can't choose to cast it for any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
• 2021-02-05 Casting a foretold card from exile follows the timing rules for that card. If you foretell an instant card, you can cast it as soon as the next player's turn. In most cases, if you foretell a card that isn't an instant (or doesn't have flash), you'll have to wait until your next turn to cast it.
• 2021-02-05 As Tergrid's Shadow resolves, first the player whose turn it is chooses two creatures they control, then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing the choices made before them. Then all the chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time.
• 2021-02-05 Because exiling a card with foretell from your hand is a special action, you can do so any time you have priority during your turn, including in response to spells and abilities. Once you announce you're taking the action, no other player can respond by trying to remove the card from your hand.
• 2021-02-05 If a player controls two or fewer creatures, that player sacrifices each creature they control.

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