Magic: The Gathering · core
Taste of Blood
Magic 2012 · #113 · common · 2011
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 113 / 249
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Howard Lyon
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2011-07-15
About this card
Mana cost: {B}
Type: Sorcery
Taste of Blood deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and you gain 1 life.
""How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads, to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams." —Bram Stoker, *Dracula*"
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.21 |
| USD (foil) | $0.25 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.03 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.35 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Taste of Blood is real?
Taste of Blood is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Taste of Blood worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Taste of Blood is $0.21; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Taste of Blood from?
Taste of Blood is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Magic 2012" in the core series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Taste of Blood?
Taste of Blood is a common card in the Magic 2012 set.
