Breath of Life
Portal 10 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 10
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $0.50
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 1997 as part of the Portal introductory set for Magic: The Gathering, Breath of Life was designed to provide new players with a straightforward way to return creature cards from the graveyard to the battlefield. The Portal set was specifically engineered by Wizards of the Coast to simplify the complex rules of the base game, stripping away instant-speed interactions to create a more accessible, board-focused experience for beginners.
The card features artwork by Tony DiTerlizzi, whose whimsical and detailed illustration style became a hallmark of the game during the mid-nineties. DiTerlizzi’s work on this card depicts a glowing, ethereal revival process that aligns with the sorcery's mechanics. While common cards from the Portal era are often overlooked by competitive players due to their simplified mechanics, the set remains historically significant for its role in expanding the player base and establishing the aesthetic direction of early Magic illustrations.
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