Near-Death Experience
Rise of the Eldrazi 38 • rare
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.54
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly 1 life, you win the game.
Lands ravaged, cities in ruins, so many lives sacrificed, and yet there was no other word for it but victory.
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
Near-Death Experience was released in 2010 as part of the Rise of the Eldrazi set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents the set's focus on high-cost, high-variance enchantments that could drastically swing the state of a game. Mechanically, the card challenges players to reach a state of exactly one life point during their upkeep to win the game, embodying the high-risk, high-reward flavor of the set's unique design philosophy.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jaime Jones, who sought to capture the visceral and precarious tension of a soul teetering on the edge of oblivion. The visual design emphasizes a surreal, ethereal transition between life and death, matching the eldritch, otherworldly theme of the Eldrazi expansion. Upon release, it was received as a niche 'build-around' card, prized by players who enjoy solving complex deck-building puzzles rather than traditional tournament competition.
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