---
name: "Ashnod's Altar"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "6ED"
set_name: "Classic Sixth Edition"
collector_number: "274"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "4d18bcba-a346-445e-a182-6cc30b7e066d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ashnods-altar-6ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ashnod's Altar
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a creature: Add {C}{C}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phyrexian Altar](/printing/phyrexian-altar-2x2.md) — Artifact
2. [Implements of Sacrifice](/printing/implements-of-sacrifice-fem.md) — Artifact
3. [Carnage Altar](/printing/carnage-altar-zen.md) — Artifact
4. [Krark-Clan Ironworks](/printing/krark-clan-ironworks-slc.md) — Artifact
5. [Transmogrant Altar](/printing/transmogrant-altar-bro.md) — Artifact
6. [Altar's Reap](/printing/altars-reap-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #274
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 56 across all historical editions

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