“The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.”
Death's Shadow
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Avatar
Mana Cost: {B}
Power and Toughness: 13/13
Oracle Rules Text: This creature gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.
Flavor Text: The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.
Set: Mystery Booster 2 (#180), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Howard Lyon
Creature
Black
Rare
$0.86
Regular
$8.20
✨ Foil
€1.09
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (22)
9 Languages
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en
English
Viewing Here
8 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Death's Shadow Mystery Booster 2 Viewing | MB2 | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2024-08-02 |
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Death's Shadow Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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Death's Shadow Modern Masters 2017 | MM3 | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2017-03-17 |
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Death's Shadow Double Masters | 2XM | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2020-08-07 |
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Death's Shadow Historic Anthology 4 | HA4 | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2021-03-11 |
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Death's Shadow Secret Lair Drop | SLD | Rare | Magali Villeneuve | 2022-04-11 |
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Death's Shadow Secret Lair Promo | SLP | Rare | Matt Stikker | 2023-09-09 |
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Death's Shadow Store Championships | SCH | Rare | Nottsuo | 2025-06-20 |
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pt
Português (Portuguese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Sombra da Morte Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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zhs
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
3 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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死亡阴影 Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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死亡阴影 Modern Masters 2017 | MM3 | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2017-03-17 |
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死亡阴影 Double Masters | 2XM | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2020-08-07 |
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de
Deutsch (German)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Schatten des Todes Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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Schatten des Todes Double Masters | 2XM | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2020-08-07 |
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es
Español (Spanish)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Sombra de la muerte Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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fr
Français (French)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Ombre de la mort Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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Ombre de la mort Double Masters | 2XM | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2020-08-07 |
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it
Italiano (Italian)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Ombra di Morte Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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ja
日本語 (Japanese)
3 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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死の影 Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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死の影 Modern Masters 2017 | MM3 | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2017-03-17 |
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死の影 Double Masters | 2XM | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2020-08-07 |
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ru
Русский (Russian)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Тень Смерти Worldwake | WWK | Rare | Howard Lyon | 2010-02-05 |
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