Devour Flesh
Mana cost
Mana value2TypeInstant
Color identity
Black
RarityCommon
SetGatecrash (GTC)
ArtistKev Walker
Price€0.13 · foil €0.56 · $0.18
Devour Flesh 

Instant
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, . . .
Legality
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Rulings
2013-01-24
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
The amount of life gained is equal to the creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.