---
name: "Martyr of Bones"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "CSP"
set_name: "Coldsnap"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "common"
artist: "E. M. Gist"
oracle_id: "a099d8fa-d51e-4dbc-a03f-6f912097d41e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/martyr-of-bones-csp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Martyr of Bones
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{1}, Reveal X black cards from your hand, Sacrifice this creature: Exile up to X target cards from a single graveyard.

> *Manovrati dalle gelide mani di Heidar, vennero sacrificati alla Palude Ghiacciata per evocare l'armata di Haakon.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Famished Ghoul](/printing/famished-ghoul-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Keeper of the Dead](/printing/keeper-of-the-dead-exo.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Magus of the Will](/printing/magus-of-the-will-2xm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Withered Wretch](/printing/withered-wretch-hop.md) — Creature — Zombie Cleric
5. [Rag Dealer](/printing/rag-dealer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Rats' Feast](/printing/rats-feast-phuk.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Coldsnap (CSP) #65
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** E. M. Gist
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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