---
name: "Barter in Blood"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "MRD-57"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "9167998d-5cac-47d7-99f2-f38122f7b8e7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barter-in-blood-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Barter in Blood
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

> *"In the game of conquest, who cares about the pawns if the king yet reigns?"
—Geth, keeper of the Vault*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Innocent Blood](/printing/innocent-blood-ema.md) — Sorcery
2. [Infernal Offering](/printing/infernal-offering-c14.md) — Sorcery
3. [Deadly Brew](/printing/deadly-brew-soc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Syphon Flesh](/printing/syphon-flesh-cma.md) — Sorcery
5. [Barrin's Spite](/printing/barrins-spite-inv.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rise of the Witch-king](/printing/rise-of-the-witch-king-ltr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #MRD-57
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 36 across all historical editions

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