Barter in Blood
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2012-05-01
If a player controls only one creature, that creature is sacrificed.
- 2012-05-01
The active player chooses which creatures will be sacrificed first, then each other player in turn order does the same. Then all creatures are sacrificed simultaneously.
- 2012-05-01
Barter in Blood doesn’t target any creatures and may be cast even if a player controls fewer than two creatures.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Barter in Blood, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel | 1 | 0 | — |
| Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Black 2 decks
Barter in Blood price history
The Jumpstart #202 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.23 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.25 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Barter in Blood
9 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.13
- Normal
- $0.24
- Normal
- $0.29
Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed
- Normal
- $0.10
- Normal
- $0.26
Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic
- Normal
- $0.30
- Normal
- $0.31
- Foil
- $0.62
Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic
- Normal
- $0.27
- Normal
- $0.15
- Foil
- $0.70
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Barter in Blood. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
