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◇ Catalog #176

Death Begets Life

tdm·#176·mythic·nonfoil

Illus. Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.43+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.45 · low $0.41

NM$0.43

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.40–$0.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.53low $0.38range 39.5%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,889 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.54

Nonfoil$0.43

Gameplay

Sorcery

Destroy all creatures and enchantments. Draw a card for each permanent destroyed this way.

"You need not mourn. Their life essence has returned to the earth, where it will eventually bloom into a new form." —Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2025-04-04wotc

If a permanent destroyed this way goes to a zone other than a graveyard (for example, if it has a finality counter on it), it still counts as being destroyed and you’ll still draw a card.

2025-04-04wotc

Permanents with indestructible aren’t destroyed this way.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.38 and $0.53 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TDM — 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.

Card #176 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black/green/blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {5}{B}{G}{U} (8 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,889 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez. Rarix catalogs 62 other cards credited to this artist.