---
name: "Carnage Altar"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "C13"
set_name: "Commander 2013"
collector_number: "238"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "James Paick"
oracle_id: "aa05900f-0f04-407e-931c-fea8f91e78e3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/carnage-altar-c13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Carnage Altar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{3}, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.

> *"En estas manchas de sangre encontraré las huellas de nuestros opresores".—Anowon, el Sabio de las Ruinas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Altar's Reap](/printing/altars-reap-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Ashnod's Altar](/printing/ashnods-altar-brr.md) — Artifact
3. [Phyrexian Altar](/printing/phyrexian-altar-2x2.md) — Artifact
4. [Phyrexian Vault](/printing/phyrexian-vault-mir.md) — Artifact
5. [Implement of Examination](/printing/implement-of-examination-klr.md) — Artifact
6. [Dredge](/printing/dredge-inv.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2013 (C13) #238
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** James Paick
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`