Certain Death
Eldritch Moon 84 • common
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Collector number
- 84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.05
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 was released in 2016 as part of the Eldritch Moon expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set serves as the second installment in the Shadows over Innistrad block, designed to emphasize a transition from gothic horror themes to cosmic horror. Within the game's mechanics, this card functions as a common-rarity sorcery that allows a player to destroy a target creature while gaining a small amount of life, reflecting the grim, high-stakes atmosphere of the set.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Deruchenko Alexander, who focused on capturing the pervasive sense of dread and corruption inherent in the story’s plot. The visual design depicts a character succumbing to the transformative, alien influence of the Eldrazi titan Emrakul, which serves as the central antagonist of the storyline. It was received as a standard utility card for limited play formats, valued primarily for its straightforward removal capability in a draft environment.
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