False Demise
Alliances 27b • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 27b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control.
"Fool! Never believe they're dead until you see the body!"— General Varchild
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
False Demise was released in June 1996 as part of Alliances, the second expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast during the game's early growth phase, Alliances was designed to shift the metagame by introducing powerful utility cards and intricate mechanics. The set was conceived as a thematic continuation of the Ice Age block, drawing inspiration from the harsh, high-fantasy environments established in earlier lore.
The artwork for this specific card was commissioned from illustrator Melissa Benson, a prolific contributor to early Magic sets known for her distinctively atmospheric and dark aesthetic. Her design for False Demise employs subtle, evocative imagery that aligns with the card’s function as an enchantment that provides a recursive effect upon a creature's death. The card has remained a notable example of the era's artistic style, valued by collectors for its role in the evolution of black-aligned removal and graveyard interaction.
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About False Demise
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