Death's Shadow

Mystery Booster 2 • #180 • rare

Creature — Avatar |

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Live Value $0.90

Foil Multiplier: 9.07x Premium Factor 🔥

Reprint Profile:

Printed 8 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 8x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2, Double Masters.

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Dealer Buylist:

$0.30

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $0.99 retail 70%

Buylist data via MTGJSON (Card Kingdom), October 13, 2026.

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Death's Shadow

Mystery Booster 2 • #180 • rare

Current Valuation

$0.9

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

rare

Set Origin

MB2

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#8,138

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Creature — Avatar

Color Identity Black

Power / Toughness 13 / 13

🖋️ Curator's Notes

This creature gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.

"The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim."

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Official Judge Precedents

4 Precedents

2020-08-07

If your life total is negative, X is considered to be 0.

2020-08-07

Death's Shadow's ability applies only while Death's Shadow is on the battlefield. In all other zones, its power and toughness are 13.

2020-08-07

In a Two-Headed Giant game, your life total is your team's life total.

2020-08-07

The value of X changes as you gain and lose life. It's not locked in as Death's Shadow enters the battlefield.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2024-08-02

Set Name: Mystery Booster 2

Artist Reference: Howard Lyon

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper not_legal

vintage legal

brawl legal

explorer not_legal

penny not_legal

predh legal

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