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Death's Shadow

one black manaCreature — AvatarPower and toughness13/13

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This creature gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.

The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.

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1.72 $

Foil 10.21 $

22 printings · up to 7.41 $

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Death's Shadow 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.

  • The value of X changes as you gain and lose life. It's not locked in as Death's Shadow enters the battlefield.

  • 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.

Death's Shadow format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulNot legal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHLegal

Arena & online

  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlLegal

Other

  • TLRLegal

All printings of Death's Shadow 22

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