Personal Incarnation
Limited Edition Alpha 31 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 31
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Kev Brockschmidt
- Market price
- €443.71
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 creature's 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 Limited Edition Alpha, the inaugural print run of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. Conceived as a strategic hobby game, the Alpha set established the fundamental mechanics and fantasy aesthetics of the franchise, introducing players to a world of wizards and summoned beings.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, one of the original illustrators commissioned for the project. Frazier’s design for this card utilizes a minimalist, symbolic style typical of the early Alpha aesthetic, intended to evoke a sense of mystical transformation. While the card is often discussed by collectors for its niche mechanical utility in the game's early meta, it remains a notable example of the foundational visual language that defined the launch of the trading card genre.
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About Personal Incarnation
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