Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer: Creature - Vampire Wizard, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Sacrifice a creature: Scry 1. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Vampire Wizard
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 229
- Artist
- John Stanko
- Keywords
- Scry
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About Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 229 in that set, with art by John Stanko. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Magic 2011 (2010) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.60 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Sacrifice a creature: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
In matters of life and death, he trusts his gut.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.60 (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 Viscera Seer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #199 | Common | 2025 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #213 | Common | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #VS | Common | 2021 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86106 | Common | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #158 | Common | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #658 | Common | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #M11-120 | Common | 2020 |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #50 | Uncommon | 2015 |
| Commander 2013 (C13) #99 | Common | 2013 |
| Magic 2011 (M11) #120 | Common | 2010 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Viscera Seer, newest first.
- If you sacrifice an attacking or blocking creature during the declare blockers step, it won't deal combat damage. If you wait until the combat damage step, but that creature is dealt lethal damage, it'll be destroyed before you get a chance to sacrifice it.
- You can sacrifice Viscera Seer to activate its own ability.
Similar cards
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