Certain Death
The List EMN-84 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- EMN-84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Some spirits cling to one person, feasting on the growing fear until a final moment of all-consuming terror.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Certain Death is a sorcery card originally printed in the Eldritch Moon expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2016. The card was designed to function as a quintessential piece of black-mana removal, reflecting the set’s themes of horror and corruption as the plane of Innistrad faced an existential threat from the Eldrazi titans. It was later featured in The List, a curated selection of reprints integrated into set booster packs starting in 2020, which serves to introduce players to cards from across the game's deep history.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Bastien L. Deharme, who aimed to evoke a sense of inevitable, supernatural dread consistent with the Gothic horror aesthetic of Innistrad. By depicting a figure succumbing to shadow, the artwork emphasizes the card’s mechanical purpose—a definitive, high-cost removal spell. Upon its release, it was received as a standard utility card for the Limited format, appreciated for its ability to clear the board and stabilize a player's position in slower, grindy matchups.
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