Simulacrum
30th Anniversary Edition 125 • uncommon
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 125
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $5.38
What it does
You gain life equal to the damage dealt to you this turn. Simulacrum deals damage to target creature you control equal to the damage dealt to you this turn.
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
Simulacrum was originally released in the 1994 Alpha set for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield as a high-risk, high-reward artifact. The card’s design reflects the game’s early focus on direct, resource-intensive interaction, requiring players to sacrifice a creature to deal damage to an opponent. Its mechanics are characteristic of the experimental design philosophy prevalent during the game’s inception, where the penalty for failure was often as significant as the potential benefit.
The 30th Anniversary Edition version, released in 2022, serves as a retrospective reprint of early Magic cards. While it utilizes the original artwork by Dan Frazier, it features a distinct card back and holographic stamp to differentiate it from the 1993 originals. This set was intended for commemorative purposes, providing collectors with a way to obtain rare, classic illustrations that had become prohibitively expensive or scarce in their original formats.
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