wotc
This ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause.” That means (1) the ability triggers only if you have exactly 1 life as your upkeep begins, and (2) the ability does nothing if your life total is anything other than 1 by the time it resolves.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #38
Near-Death Experience
roe·#38·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Dan Murayama Scott
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Apr '10
16 yr ago
Value
$1.52+$0 (+2.0%)
30 days high $0.52 · low $0.50
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.47USD$0.52TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,033 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly 1 life, you win the game.
Lands ravaged, cities in ruins, so many lives sacrificed, and yet there was no other word for it but victory.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
In a Two-Headed Giant game, anything that cares about your life total checks your team’s life total. You’ll win the game if your team has exactly 1 life.
Context
Last observed at $0.52, up from $0.51 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.55 across 35 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.52.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ROE — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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 *Rise of the Eldrazi* (released April 2010).
Card #38 in Rise of the Eldrazi.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: white. Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}{W} (5 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,033 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott. Rarix tracks 1,317 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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