Death's Presence
Return to Ravnica 121 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 121
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ryan Barger
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Whenever a creature you control dies, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the power of the creature that died.
"We traffic in flesh, not souls. Still, it's a shame to let anything go to waste."— Cevraya, Golgari shaman
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Death's Presence was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a rare enchantment aligned with the Golgari Swarm, the card embodies the guild's core mechanic, scavenge, which centers on the cycle of life and death by utilizing cards in the graveyard to grow living creatures. It was designed to provide a powerful late-game board presence for green-based decks, rewarding players for sacrificing or losing their own units.
The artwork for the card was created by Nils Hamm, whose distinctive, painterly style brings a gothic and organic aesthetic to the Ravnican undercity. Hamm was tasked with depicting the grim essence of the Golgari, resulting in an illustration that captures the eerie transfer of power from a fallen entity to a survivor. Upon its release, the card became a staple in casual Commander circles for its ability to snowball board states, cementing its place as a quintessential Golgari thematic piece.
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