Elixir of Vitality
Mirage 300 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 300
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
This artifact enters tapped.
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 4 life.
8 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 8 life.
"Eternal life or your money back."— Unnamed Suq'Ata merchant, deceased
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elixir of Vitality was released in October 1995 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As the first set designed explicitly to function as a standalone play environment, Mirage introduced a thematic focus on African and Middle Eastern mythology, moving away from the European fantasy tropes that dominated earlier releases. This artifact represents the set's emphasis on utility and incremental advantage, fitting into a design philosophy that favored subtle tactical benefits over singular, game-ending power.
The card’s artwork was provided by Douglas Shuler, one of the game's original contributing artists known for his early work on foundational cards like Serra Angel. Shuler utilized a refined, painterly style to depict the potion, capturing the mystical essence of the artifact to match the set's adventurous, exotic atmosphere. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, inclusion in white-aligned decks, recognized primarily for its ability to provide repeatable lifegain in a format where resources were carefully managed.
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