“In recursive chess, one piece can capture another only after beating it in a game of recursive chess.”
Sacrifice Play
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {2}{W}
Oracle Rules Text: A person outside the game chooses an attacking or blocking creature target opponent controls. That player sacrifices that creature.
Flavor Text: In recursive chess, one piece can capture another only after beating it in a game of recursive chess.
Set: Unstable (#21), Rarity: Common, Artist: Matt Gaser
Instant
White
Common
$0.07
Regular
$0.29
✨ Foil
€0.09
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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