First printed in Gatecrash (2013)
Creature — Bat
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay 
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
A screech in the night is all it takes for Orzhov debtors to clutch at their coin purses.
1/2
- Illustrated by
- Christine Choi
- Watermark
- Orzhov
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
- The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
- You may pay a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.
- The extort ability doesn't target any player.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 31 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Premier Draft | 56.6% | +1.2 | +3.0 | 22916 |
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Sealed | 56.2% | -1.0 | -0.1 | 1381 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen