Death Ward
Limited Edition Beta 18 • common
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 18
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $5.66
What it does
Regenerate target creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Death Ward is a card from the Limited Edition Beta set of Magic: The Gathering, released in October 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. As the follow-up to the original Limited Edition Alpha, Beta was produced to meet the overwhelming demand for the game after its initial launch. It refined the mechanical consistency of the game, notably fixing several printing errors from the Alpha run and standardizing card borders, firmly establishing the aesthetic foundation for the collectible card game genre.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, a prominent contributor to the early days of Magic. Frazier's illustrative style in the early sets often leaned toward a stark, evocative interpretation of fantasy tropes, designed to fit the grim, arcane tone established by the game’s creators. Within the context of the game, Death Ward serves as a white mana instant meant to provide temporary protection for creatures, reflecting the color’s mechanical focus on preservation and defense against destruction effects.
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