Cowardice
Ninth Edition 70 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 70
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $0.54
What it does
Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, return that creature to its owner's hand. (It won't be affected by the spell or ability.)
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."— William Shakespeare, *Julius Caesar*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cowardice was released in 2005 as part of the Ninth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. As a core set, Ninth Edition was designed to provide a foundational collection of cards that would remain legal in standard tournament play, featuring a mix of reprints from previous expansions. The card itself, originally appearing in the Prophecy expansion, functions as an enchantment that forces a creature to return to its owner's hand whenever it becomes the target of a spell, emphasizing the theme of retreat and evasion.
The artwork for this iteration was produced by Greg Staples, whose illustrative style often leans into the dark, atmospheric aesthetics prevalent in mid-2000s fantasy art. His design for Cowardice captures the essence of the card’s mechanical effect by visualizing a figure turning away from conflict. While the card is generally considered a niche utility piece rather than a competitive staple, it remains a notable example of the disruptive, board-altering enchantments that characterized the game’s earlier design philosophy.
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