"Impending N–[cost]" is a keyword that represents multiple abilities. The official rules are as follows: (a) You may choose to pay [cost] rather than pay this spell's mana cost. (b) If you chose to pay this spell's impending cost, it enters the battlefield with N time counters on it. (c) As long as this permanent has a time counter on it, if it was cast for its impending cost, it's not a creature. (d) At the beginning of your end step, if this permanent was cast for its impending cost, remove a time counter from it.
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If an object enters as a copy of a permanent that was cast with its impending cost, it won't enter with time counters, and it will be a creature.
If you choose to pay the impending cost of a creature spell, it's still a creature spell on the stack. You can cast that spell for its impending cost only when you could normally cast that creature spell. Most of the time, this means during your main phase when the stack is empty.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DSK — the lineup includes Extended Art alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Duskmourn: House of Horror* (released September 2024).
Card #380 in Duskmourn: House of Horror.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {4}{R}{R} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Impending.
Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Historic, and Alchemy.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,685 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Helge C. Balzer. Rarix tracks 155 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Helge C. Balzer
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