Worthy Cause
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This printing
SetTMP
Collector #53
Released1997-10-14
Rarityuncommon
ArtistJohn Matson
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Worthy Cause

UncommonColour IDMV 1
Instant
Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.
Keywords
Buyback
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc15 Apr 2013
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
wotc15 Apr 2013
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.