Scuttling Death
Champions of Kamigawa 142 • common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 142
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scuttling Death was released in 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was inspired by Japanese mythology and folklore, introducing players to the plane of Kamigawa, a world defined by the conflict between the mortal realm and the spirit world known as the Kami. As a Spirit creature, this card was designed to highlight the set's tribal synergy, specifically focusing on the death triggers that defined the black-aligned spirit mechanics of the expansion.
The artwork for Scuttling Death was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who sought to capture the unsettling, liminal nature of the Kamigawan spirits. The design reflects the 'soulshift' ability, which allows players to recover smaller spirits from their graveyard, emphasizing the cycle of life and death central to the set's narrative themes. Upon release, the card was recognized by players for its utility in limited formats and its contribution to the deck-building archetypes that defined the Kamigawa block's distinct mechanical identity.
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