Death's Approach
Jumpstart 222 • common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 222
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -X/-X, where X is the number of creature cards in its controller's graveyard.
"It's cold in the grave, and the dead crave your warmth. Who are you to deny them?"— Strava, Dimir mage
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Death's Approach was released in 2020 as part of the Jumpstart set, a unique product designed to provide an accessible, randomized play experience for Magic: The Gathering. The card was created to support the 'Discard' themed deck archetype, serving as a versatile removal spell that rewards players for filling their graveyards. Its design focuses on efficient, conditional destruction, reflecting the set's goal of enabling synergistic gameplay without the complexity of traditional drafting environments.
The artwork, illustrated by Greg Staples, captures the grim aesthetic characteristic of black-mana cards in the Magic: The Gathering universe. Staples utilized a dark, atmospheric palette to emphasize the card's function, aiming to evoke a sense of inevitable decay. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its utility in limited formats and its contribution to the flavor of the set, effectively balancing thematic weight with mechanical relevance.
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