Lich's Tomb
Darksteel 128 • rare
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 128
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Market price
- $3.03
What it does
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
Whenever you lose life, sacrifice a permanent for each 1 life you lost. (Damage causes loss of life.)
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
Lich's Tomb was introduced in the 2004 Darksteel expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as part of the set's focus on the artifact-heavy plane of Mirrodin, the card was conceptualized to provide a defensive utility that played into the set's graveyard-interactivity themes. It occupies the rare slot in the set and reflects the dark, metallic aesthetic characteristic of the Mirrodin block, where organic life and cold machinery intersect.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, whose work often captures the grim and atmospheric nature of the game's darker artifacts. The design intent was to offer players a way to convert life loss into damage mitigation, creating a strategic trade-off. Upon its release, it was regarded by the player base as a niche tactical piece, appreciated more for its thematic resonance with the necromantic lore of the Lich than for its presence in high-level competitive play.
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