Oracle text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or discard a card.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Mox strategy
Bone Shards is a low-cost removal spell effective for early game creature or planeswalker control. Its primary strength lies in flexible but demanding costs—sacrificing a creature or discarding a card—making it strong in sacrifice or discard strategies. Synergizes well with decks that benefit from creature sacrifice triggers (e.g., Aristocrats archetypes with cards like Viscera Seer or Blood Artist) or that can afford discarding cards for value (e.g., Madness or Delirium decks). Enables focused removal while fueling graveyard or sacrifice recursion mechanics. Best used in black decks aiming for efficient, repeatable creature removal combined with self-sacrifice synergy.
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Prices
$0.16market (USD)
USD$0.16
USD Foil$0.29
USD Etched$0.40
EUR€0.22
EUR Foil€0.26
MTGO Tix8.04 Tix
Format legality
- standard—
- pioneer—
- modernLegal
- legacyLegal
- vintageLegal
- commanderLegal
- pauperLegal
- brawlLegal
- historicLegal
- alchemy—
- oathbreakerLegal