Body Count
NCCNew Capenna Commander/#34/2022Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$4.99
Cardmarket€1.79
ManaPool$3.14
TCGplayer$3.33
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$2.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $3.14High $3.59Low $2.03▲ 54.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$3.33TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 7.5%30d▼ 7.8%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$3.69
90d low
$3.02
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$3.33
New Capenna Commander
- Down 7.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 10% below its 90 day high of $3.69.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Spectacle (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Draw a card for each creature that died under your control this turn.
Keywords
Spectacle
Card capabilities
Card drawInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (6)
wotc12 Jan 2024
In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)
wotc12 Jan 2024
Spectacle cares only that an opponent lost life during the turn, not that the opponent's life total is currently lower than it was. For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn.
wotc12 Jan 2024
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
wotc12 Jan 2024
A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.
wotc12 Jan 2024
Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
wotc12 Jan 2024
Spectacle doesn't change when you can cast the spell. For example, you can't cast a sorcery with spectacle during an opponent's turn unless another effect allows you to do so, even if that player has lost life this turn.
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About this card
Body Count
Body Count is an Instant, with mana cost {2}{B} (mana value 3). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $3.33 (down 7.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Body Count FAQ
How much is Body Count worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Body Count is $3.33. It is down 7.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $3.02 to $3.69.
What is the cheapest printing of Body Count?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from New Capenna Commander at $3.33 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Body Count?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from New Capenna Commander Promos at $20.39 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Body Count are there?
Body Count has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Body Count first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from NCC #34, released 2022-04-29.
Is Body Count legal in Commander?
Yes, Body Count is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Body Count legal in Modern?
Body Count is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Body Count legal in Standard?
Body Count is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.