Life Burst
Odyssey 30 • common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 30
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Target player gains 4 life, then gains 4 life for each card named Life Burst in each graveyard.
As uplifting as a mystic's dreams.
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
Life Burst was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the graveyard as a resource, centering on themes of death and rebirth within the game's mechanics. The card itself functions as an instant, allowing a player to gain life based on the number of cards in their graveyard, reflecting the set's broader mechanical focus on manipulating discard piles.
The artwork for Life Burst was commissioned from John Avon, a prolific and celebrated landscape illustrator within the Magic community. Avon is widely recognized for his mastery of light and atmospheric composition, particularly in his work on basic land cards. For this illustration, he utilized his signature style to depict a mystical, glowing release of energy, fitting the card's theme of spiritual restoration and providing a visually striking addition to the common rarity tier of the Odyssey expansion.
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About Life Burst
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