Devour Flesh
Gatecrash (GTC) #63 · Common · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{B}
Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice, then gains life equal to that creature's toughness.
His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human, . . .
Illustrated by Kev Walker · Released February 1, 2013
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.16 USD · €0.14 EUR
- Foil: $0.53 USD · €0.56 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (33.3%) to $0.16 USD; low $0.12 USD, high $0.16 USD.
Printings
- Pioneer Masters #90 (PIO) · Common · 2024
- Gatecrash #63 (this printing) · Common · 2013 · $0.16 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2013-01-24 · wotc — Devour Flesh targets only a player. It doesn’t target any creatures. The target player chooses which creature to sacrifice when the spell resolves. That player can sacrifice only a creature they control.
- 2013-01-24 · wotc — The amount of life gained is equal to the creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.