Death's Shadow
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Modern Masters 2017MM3 · #64
- Card type
- Creature — Avatar
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.44 € · ★ 2.11 € · 1.20 $ · ★ 1.19 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Power
- 13
- Toughness
- 13
- Colour
- Black
Card text
This creature gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Howard Lyon
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2017-03-17
Flavour text
The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.
Rulings
Death's Shadow's ability applies only while Death's Shadow is on the battlefield. In all other zones, its power and toughness are 13.
If your life total is negative, X is considered to be 0.
In a Two-Headed Giant game, your life total is your team's life total.
The value of X changes as you gain and lose life. It's not locked in as Death's Shadow enters the battlefield.
