Blood Spatter Analysis

Blood Spatter Analysis {B}{R}

Enchantment
When Blood Spatter Analysis enters the battlefield, it deals 3 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever one or more creatures die, mill a card and put a bloodstain counter on Blood Spatter Analysis. Then sacrifice it if it has five or more bloodstain counters on it. When you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
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Legalities
Rulings
  • 2024-02-02 Blood Spatter Analysis is sacrificed for having five or more bloodstain counters on it only while its second ability is resolving. If you put a fifth counter on it some other way, it won't be immediately sacrificed.
  • 2024-02-02 Blood Spatter Analysis's reflexive triggered ability triggers and returns a creature card to your hand only if you sacrifice it while resolving its second ability. It won't trigger if you sacrifice it for any other reason.
  • 2024-02-02 You don't choose a target creature card to return from your graveyard to your hand at the time Blood Spatter Analysis's second ability triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you sacrifice Blood Spatter Analysis this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.
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Printings
  • Murders at Karlov Manor Promos 189p 189s (rare)
  • Murders at Karlov Manor 189 413 (rare)

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Foreign names
  • 血迹分析
  • Blutspurenanalyse
  • Analyse des éclaboussures de sang
  • Esame delle Macchie di Sangue
  • 血痕鑑定
  • Análise das Manchas de Sangue
  • Análisis de salpicaduras de sangre