Personal Incarnation
Unlimited Edition 32 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 32
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Kev Brockschmidt
- Market price
- $33.82
What it does
0 generic mana: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn is dealt to its owner instead. Only this creatures owner may activate this ability.
When this creature dies, its owner loses half their life, rounded up.
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
Personal Incarnation was released in 1993 as part of the Unlimited Edition, the second print run of the original Magic: The Gathering base set. Designed by Richard Garfield, the game introduced the concept of the Trading Card Game, blending strategic resource management with collectible fantasy art. Within the rules engine of the early game, this creature functioned as a high-risk, high-reward card that mirrored the player's own life total, a mechanical choice intended to emphasize the personal stakes of the duel.
The card's striking imagery was provided by artist Kev Brockschmidt, who employed a detailed, dramatic style characteristic of early fantasy gaming aesthetics. The illustration aimed to evoke a sense of otherworldly projection, visually representing the tether between the summoner and the creature. While the card is remembered today as a relic of the game's experimental infancy, it remains a notable example of the conceptual design philosophy that defined the transition from traditional tabletop gaming to the collectible era.
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About Personal Incarnation
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