---
name: "Altar of Bone"
mana_cost: "{G}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "281"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "607a3f5f-4a36-4077-b5cf-40ffd52fa580"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/altar-of-bone-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Altar of Bone
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Altar's Reap](/printing/altars-reap-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Blood for Bones](/printing/blood-for-bones-m20.md) — Sorcery
3. [Diabolic Intent](/printing/diabolic-intent-ltc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Eldritch Evolution](/printing/eldritch-evolution-pemn.md) — Sorcery
5. [Bone Splinters](/printing/bone-splinters-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sacrifice](/printing/sacrifice-lea.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #281
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`