Spinal Embrace

Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}{B}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Removal, Lifegain

Cast this spell only during combat.
Untap target creature you don't control and gain control of it. It gains haste until end of turn. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it. If you do, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Artist: Donato Giancola

Released: 2000-10-02

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

• TCGplayer: $0.40
• TCGplayer foil: $6.11
• Cardmarket: €0.34
• Cardmarket foil: €4.70
• MTGO tix: 0.02

Other languages

The same printing (Invasion #276) in 9 other languages.

• Deutsch · Klammergriff
• Español · Abrazo Espinal
• Français · Étreinte spinale
• Italiano · Abbraccio Vertebrale
• 日本語 · 脊髄支配
• Português · Abraço Espinal
• Русский · Захват Позвоночника
• 简体中文
• 繁體中文

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Truncated: 22 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 47 in total.

Format legality

• standard: not legal
• pioneer: not legal
• modern: not legal
• legacy: legal
• vintage: legal
• commander: legal
• pauper: not legal
• brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

• Held in 10 lists
• 10 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

• Eternal Bargain {B}{U}{W}1 copy · 100 cards · bracket 2 · official precon
• Sneak Attack {B}{U}1 copy · 100 cards · bracket 3 · official precon

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