Life // Death
Friday Night Magic 2006 11a • rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2006
- Collector number
- 11a
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana // 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters & Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
All lands you control become 1/1 creatures until end of turn. They're still lands.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The split card Life // Death was originally released in the 2001 set Invasion, designed as part of a cycle of cards that offered players two distinct spells on a single card. The mechanic was created to increase the strategic versatility of a deck, allowing players to choose between a life-gain effect and a creature-reanimation effect depending on the board state. This specific version appeared as a Friday Night Magic promotional card in 2006, featuring distinct artwork that showcased the card's duality through visual storytelling.
The artwork for this particular printing was illustrated by Christopher Rush, a legendary artist whose work defined the early aesthetic of the game. Rush utilized a high-contrast style to depict the thematic tension between the two halves of the card, aiming to evoke a sense of macabre balance. Upon its release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its utility in graveyard-based strategies, and the promotional version remains a sought-after piece for collectors of limited-edition game artifacts.
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