Lich
Unlimited Edition 114 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 114
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daniel Gelon
- Market price
- $137.53
What it does
As this enchantment enters, you lose life equal to your life total.
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead.
Whenever you're dealt damage, sacrifice that many nontoken permanents. If you can't, you lose the game.
When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose the game.
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
Lich was originally printed as part of the Alpha set in 1993, later appearing in the 1993 Unlimited Edition as a rare black enchantment card. Designed by Richard Garfield for the inaugural Magic: The Gathering base set, the card was conceptualized to capture the high-stakes, necromantic flavor of early fantasy role-playing games. Mechanically, it represents the transformative state of a lich, replacing the player's life total with the ability to sacrifice permanents to prevent damage.
The distinctive illustration was created by artist Dan Frazier, whose work is characterized by a haunting, minimalist aesthetic that defined much of the game’s early visual identity. Frazier sought to evoke a sense of morbid fragility, fitting for a card that offers immense power at the cost of extreme vulnerability. Upon release, the card was received as a fascinating 'build-around' piece, celebrated by players for its complex, risky mechanics rather than competitive efficiency.
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