Death Watch

Description

Card Text:

Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, its controller loses life equal to its power and you gain life equal to its toughness.

“Watch death wait / Wait, death, watch / Steal breath swiftly / but steal life slowly.”
—Suq’Ata dirge

Release Date: 1997-02-03

Quick Stats

• • Rarity: common
  • Mana Cost: {B}
  • Converted Mana Cost: 1
  • Card Type: Enchantment — Aura
  • Power:
  • Toughness:
  • Colors: B
  • Color Identity: B
  • Artist: Brian Horton
  • Release Date: 1997-02-03
  • Set: Visions (vis)
  • Set Type: expansion
  • Booster (1=yes, 0=no): 1
  • Border Color: black
  • Frame: 1997
  • Full Art:
  • Textless:
  • Finishes: nonfoil –
  • Is Reprint (1=yes, 0=no):
  • Is Oversized (1=yes, 0=no):
  • Is Promo (1=yes, 0=no):
  • MTGO Id: 7515
  • MTGO Foil Id: 7516
  • Game Type(s):paper – mtgo –
  • Layout: normal

Abilities/Keywords: Enchant——–
Magic: The Gathering Formats

• • • Standard: not_legal
    • Historic: not_legal
    • Pioneer: not_legal
    • Explorer: not_legal
    • Modern: not_legal
    • Legacy: legal
    • Pauper: legal
    • Vintage: legal
    • Penny: not_legal
    • Commander: legal
    • Brawler: not_legal
    • Historic:
    • Alchemy: not_legal
    • Pauper: legal

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