First printed in Ice Age (1995)

All 3 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7047, 2025
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #65833, 2016 (digital)
Ice Age (ICE) #116, 1995

Burnt Offering

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add X mana in any combination of Black and/or Red , where X is the sacrificed creature's mana value.

In the last 30 days 3.9% of Commander decks played it (238 of 6150). Most played in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept. In the last 30 days 3.8% of Duel Commander decks played it (3 of 80). Most played in BRG (unclassified).

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#380)
Black, Instants, Ramp
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 5% of decks (#466)
Black, Instants, Ramp

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

59 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Burnt Offering + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak + Saw in Half
Infinite black mana, Infinite creature ETB…: Burnt Offering + Persist + Scholar of the Ages
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite black mana…: Burnt Offering + Scholar of the Ages + Shallow Grave
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashling, the Limitless + Burnt Offering + Greenwarden of Murasa
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Burnt Offering + Saw in Half + Scholar of the Ages
Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers…: Archaeomancer + Burnt Offering + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Persist
Infinite black mana, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Burnt Offering + Reiterate
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Archaeomancer + Burnt Offering + Saw in Half
Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Burnt Offering + Corpse Dance + Scholar of the Ages
Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Archaeomancer + Burnt Offering + Culling the Weak + Entomb + Finale of Promise + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Reanimate + Shallow Grave + Spellseeker + Unearth

See all 59 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 238 of 6150 decks (3.9%).

Share of decks

3.9%

▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

238

238 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

32%

58 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	1%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver	1.7%	100%
Kefka, Court Mage	1.0%	10%
Rowan, Scion of War	0.7%	29%
Scion of the Ur-Dragon	0.7%	7%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist	0.6%	100%
Dihada, Binder of Wills	0.4%	27%
Rakdos, the Muscle	0.3%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Dark Ritual	99%	2.4
Bloodstained Mire	98%	2.0
Demonic Tutor	97%	2.1
Lotus Petal	97%	1.1
Badlands	97%	3.5
Vampiric Tutor	97%	2.0
Chrome Mox	97%	1.1
Command Tower	95%	1.1
Mana Vault	95%	1.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Gaspar de Stempel in Merchants' Guild Qualifier October	4-1 80%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Juan Ochoa [DXTX] in Grim Monolith, Chrome Mox, Mox Amber, Mana Vault	3-2 60%
Rowan, Scion of War KingTheGreat [Pinnacle] in CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #5	3-2 60%
Kaalia of the Vast Joakim Liard in cEDH Göteborg Fishbowl III	3-2 60%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Xxpxs in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	3-2 60%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver joao marreiros in Duelos Honra - cEDH European Championship Invitational	3-3 50%
Dihada, Binder of Wills Josiah Gray in Steel City Green Chile Slopper Tournament Series I	3-3 50%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Dakota Mahlum in The Family Jewelz: Cash on the Stack	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Nissa, Leyline Tamer Abe pinto, 26 Oct	1 main	#13 1-4
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Jack Aris, 26 Oct	1 main	#22 0-4
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Juan Ochoa [DXTX], 25 Oct	1 main	#4 3-2
Rakdos, the Muscle Dylan Tyler, 25 Oct	1 main	#13 1-3
Ashling, the Limitless Zachary Hogue, 25 Oct	1 main	#9 1-3
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Peter Van Wyk, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 2-3
Ingris Stingerquill Travis Holler, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 0-4
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Bill Ahrendt, 25 Oct	1 main	#18 1-1

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 3 of 80 decks (3.8%).

Share of decks

3.8%

▼ 3.6 vs previous 30 days