---
name: "Body Count"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Spectacle"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "34"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Vladimir Krisetskiy"
oracle_id: "9041338d-b660-4fc2-922f-cdf9d1a25993"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/body-count-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Body Count
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Spectacle

## Oracle Text
Spectacle {B} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Draw a card for each creature that died under your control this turn.

> *"Your friends stayed quiet, and look what happened to them. You feeling a little more talkative yet?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dead Revels](/printing/dead-revels-rna.md) — Sorcery
2. [Deadly Embrace](/printing/deadly-embrace-fin.md) — Sorcery
3. [Rix Maadi Reveler](/printing/rix-maadi-reveler-prna.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
4. [Blood for the Blood God!](/printing/blood-for-the-blood-god-40k.md) — Instant
5. [Spectacle of Destruction](/printing/spectacle-of-destruction-ydft.md) — Enchantment
6. [Blade Juggler](/printing/blade-juggler-rna.md) — Creature — Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #34
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Vladimir Krisetskiy
- **Total Printings:** 17 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`