---
name: "Make an Example"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Igor Grechanyi"
oracle_id: "591edddc-3736-44cf-9719-117c24ff3980"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/make-an-example-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Make an Example
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each opponent separates the creatures they control into two piles. For each opponent, you choose one of their piles. Each opponent sacrifices the creatures in their chosen pile. (Piles can be empty.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Do or Die](/printing/do-or-die-inv.md) — Sorcery
2. [Slaughter the Strong](/printing/slaughter-the-strong-cmr.md) — Sorcery
3. [Mire in Misery](/printing/mire-in-misery-c19.md) — Sorcery
4. [Whims of the Fates](/printing/whims-of-the-fates-bng.md) — Sorcery
5. [Perilous Predicament](/printing/perilous-predicament-aer.md) — Instant
6. [Death or Glory](/printing/death-or-glory-inv.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #138
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Igor Grechanyi
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`