Immortal Coil
Shards of Alara 79 • rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.54
What it does
tap, Exile two cards from your graveyard: Draw a card.
If damage would be dealt to you, prevent that damage. Exile a card from your graveyard for each 1 damage prevented this way.
When there are no cards in your graveyard, you lose the game.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Immortal Coil was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion, a set centered on the concept of 'shards'—five distinct worlds, each defined by three colors of magic. This particular card represents the Grixis shard, a nightmarish, resource-starved plane obsessed with death and decay. Its mechanics, which force a player to exile their graveyard to stay alive, were designed to reflect the flavor of Grixis, where life is constantly traded for power.
The artwork was illustrated by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific fantasy artist known for his atmospheric contributions to the game during this era. Briclot’s design focuses on the visceral, mechanical horror of the 'coil' itself, emphasizing the stark, grim aesthetic of Grixis. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche but flavorful artifact, praised by players for its high-risk, high-reward gameplay that captured the dark, parasitic essence of its source world.
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