---
name: "Death Begets Life"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{G}{U}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "G", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "406"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez"
oracle_id: "53e86135-3b24-4618-bcc0-af4d81e672dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-begets-life-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Death Begets Life
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{G}{U}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
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*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kaya's Wrath](/printing/kayas-wrath-dmc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Deadly Tempest](/printing/deadly-tempest-c20.md) — Sorcery
3. [Overwhelming Forces](/printing/overwhelming-forces-otp.md) — Sorcery
4. [Begin Anew](/printing/begin-anew-ymid.md) — Sorcery
5. [Living Death](/printing/living-death-prm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Deadly Embrace](/printing/deadly-embrace-fin.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #406
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`