TYPE
Instant

ABILITY
Target player sacrifices a creature, then gains life equal to that creature's toughness.

FLAVOR TEXT
His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human, . . .

ILLUSTRATOR
Kev Walker

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

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.