Nefarious Lich
Odyssey 153 • rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 153
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jerry Tiritilli
- Market price
- $11.18
What it does
If damage would be dealt to you, exile that many cards from your graveyard instead. If you can't, you lose the game.
If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.
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
Nefarious Lich was released in the 2001 Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the set marked a shift in the game's mechanics, focusing heavily on graveyard interactions and the theme of death and rebirth. The card was created to serve as a high-risk, high-reward enchantment that fundamentally alters a player's interaction with the game's core resource, the library.
The artwork for Nefarious Lich was provided by the illustrator Brom, a fantasy artist known for his dark, atmospheric aesthetic. His contribution captures the grotesque and macabre nature of the card's effect, fitting perfectly within the brooding, gothic tone of the Odyssey set. Upon its release, it was noted by players for its complex design, which demands careful resource management and strategic deck-building to avoid the immediate loss condition associated with running out of cards.
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About Nefarious Lich
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