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Spinal Embrace
Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during combat.
Untap target creature you don't control and gain control of it. It gains haste until end of turn. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it. If you do, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Spinal Embrace is the kind of dark bargain that wins you moments—then makes sure the debt is paid. In lore terms, you seize a foe’s lifeline with a tightening, bone-deep will; in gameplay, it lets you untap an enemy creature you don’t control, steal it, and immediately give it haste so it can swing right away. Because it’s sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step, your best use is short, sharp tempo: steal a blocker to break a combat math problem, or take a key attacker to keep the pressure on while your own board stabilizes. Deckbuilding-wise, it shines when paired with flicker or untap synergies that can maximize the stolen creature’s impact, and with removal that clears the way for an extra combat turn. In practice it supports tempo and value-through-temporary disruption, letting you convert an opponent’s board investment into a burst of damage and—if their toughness is high—life to keep you in the game.
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Character Background
Spinal Embrace is the kind of dark bargain that wins you moments—then makes sure the debt is paid. In lore terms, you seize a foe’s lifeline with a tightening, bone-deep will; in gameplay, it lets you untap an enemy creature you don’t control, steal it, and immediately give it haste so it can swing right away. Because it’s sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step, your best use is short, sharp tempo: steal a blocker to break a combat math problem, or take a key attacker to keep the pressure on while your own board stabilizes. Deckbuilding-wise, it shines when paired with flicker or untap synergies that can maximize the stolen creature’s impact, and with removal that clears the way for an extra combat turn. In practice it supports tempo and value-through-temporary disruption, letting you convert an opponent’s board investment into a burst of damage and—if their toughness is high—life to keep you in the game.
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