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To the Slaughter

PSOI · Shadows over Innistrad Promos #139s · Rare · released 2016-04-08

{2}{B}
Instant
Target player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, instead that player sacrifices a creature and a planeswalker of their choice.
"Where has little Gossamer gone?" —Thaniel, Gatstaf shepherd

To the Slaughter is a rare black instant from Shadows over Innistrad Promos (2016). It has been printed 2 times across 2 sets. Recent market prices range from $0.20 to $0.79 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful.

USD Foil$0.79
IllustratorChristine Choi
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
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Format legality

Where you can play To the Slaughter in sanctioned and popular formats.

All printings (2)

Prices range from $0.20 to $0.79 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Shadows over Innistrad at $0.20.

SetNo.RarityPriceFoil
Shadows over Innistrad Promos This page139sRare—$0.79
Shadows over Innistrad139Rare$0.20$0.28

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Rulings

Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (6).

  • 2016-04-08If the delirium ability applies, that player must sacrifice a creature object and a planeswalker object if able. In the unusual case that the player controls a single permanent that's both a creature and a planeswalker, that player must sacrifice another creature or planeswalker (unless they control no other creatures and no other planeswalkers).
  • 2016-04-08The card types in Magic are artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, instant, kindred, land, planeswalker, and sorcery. Supertypes (such as legendary and basic) and subtypes (such as Human and Equipment) are not counted.
  • 2016-04-08The number of card types matters, not the number of cards. For example, Wicker Witch (an artifact creature) along with Catalog (an instant) and Chaplain's Blessing (a sorcery) will enable delirium.
  • 2016-04-08Because you consider only the characteristics of a double-faced card's front face while it's not on the battlefield, the types of its back face won't be counted for delirium.
  • 2016-04-08In some rare cases, you can have a token or a copy of a spell in your graveyard at the moment that an object's delirium ability counts the card types among cards in your graveyard, before that token or copy ceases to exist. Because tokens and copies of spells are not cards, even if they are copies of cards, their types will never be counted.
  • 2016-04-08Some delirium abilities that appear on instants and sorceries use the word "instead." These spells have an upgraded effect when they resolve if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard. They check that number only while they're resolving and don't count themselves, since they aren't in your graveyard yet. You only get the upgraded effect, not both effects.

Frequently asked questions

Is To the Slaughter legal in Commander?
Yes — To the Slaughter is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is To the Slaughter legal in?
To the Slaughter is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has To the Slaughter been printed?
To the Slaughter has been printed 2 times across 2 sets.
What is the cheapest printing of To the Slaughter?
The cheapest printing is Shadows over Innistrad (#139) at about $0.20.
Who illustrated To the Slaughter?
This printing of To the Slaughter was illustrated by Christine Choi.