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◇ Catalog #406

Death Begets Life

tdm·#406·mythic·showcase

Illus. Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez

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Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$4.46+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.62 · low $4.21

NM$4.46

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.12–$4.71modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.51low $0.08range 5537.5%n 58

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

Showcase$4.46

Gameplay

Sorcery

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

"Life ensures death. Death ensures life. Yet always I remain. Perhaps an abiding harvest needs an ageless shepherd." —Ugin

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 $4.46. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.08 and $4.51 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TDM — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #406 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.