Martyr's Cause
The List ULG-13 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- ULG-13
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jeff Laubenstein
- Market price
- $2.20
What it does
Sacrifice a creature: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage.
Dying is a soldier's talent.
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
Martyr's Cause was originally released in the Urza's Legacy expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1999. Designed by the Wizards of the Coast development team during the height of the game's early complexity, it represents the white color pie's tactical focus on defensive redirection and sacrifice-based mechanics. It was intended to provide white-aligned decks with a way to mitigate incoming combat damage by utilizing creatures as a strategic resource.
The card features artwork by Eric Peterson, who was a frequent contributor during this era of Magic. His illustration depicts a solemn, ritualistic scene fitting the card's theme of spiritual self-sacrifice. It was later included in 'The List', a rotating curation of cards from across the game's history that can appear in modern set booster packs, which brought this specific version, numbered ULG-13, back into active circulation for contemporary players.
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