Life Chisel
Legends 283 • uncommon
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 283
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Market price
- $2.56
What it does
Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Activate only during your upkeep.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Life Chisel was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was notable for being the first expansion to feature cards designed by players who had won design contests, reflecting the game's early efforts to integrate its community into the creative process. It belongs to a period of experimentation in the game's mechanics, focusing on high-cost, high-impact artifacts that pushed the boundaries of life-gain strategies.
The card's illustration was created by artist Anson Maddocks, one of the original illustrators for the game's base set. Maddocks utilized his signature dark, visceral aesthetic to depict the item as a macabre surgical tool, fitting the flavor of an artifact that extracts life essence from creatures. Upon its release, the card was viewed as a niche tactical piece, appreciated more for its thematic resonance with black-aligned deck strategies than for widespread competitive dominance in the evolving tournament landscape.
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