Death's Shadow
Worldwake 57 • rare
- Set
- Worldwake
- Collector number
- 57
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
- Market price
- $1.67
What it does
This creature gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.
The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Death's Shadow was released in 2010 as part of the Worldwake expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a high-risk, high-reward creature whose power and toughness fluctuate based on the player's remaining life total. This mechanic reflected the set's broader themes of land manipulation and the dangerous environmental stressors inherent to the Zendikar plane.
The card features artwork by Steve Argyle, who depicted a looming, ethereal figure composed of dark energy and tattered cloth. While it saw little competitive play upon its initial release, its design eventually gained significant notoriety in professional formats as players discovered how to exploit its scaling stats to create powerful, efficient synergies. It has since become a cornerstone card in Modern-format deck building.
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