---
name: "Death's Shadow"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MM3"
set_name: "Modern Masters 2017"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Howard Lyon"
oracle_id: "e08722b3-0f79-4c82-b298-603e04a37857"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deaths-shadow-mm3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Death's Shadow
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 13/13

## Oracle Text
This creature gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.

> *その蝋燭の作る影は、その灯りが乏しくなる程高く伸びる。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shadow of Mortality](/printing/shadow-of-mortality-prm.md) — Creature — Avatar
2. [South Wind Avatar](/printing/south-wind-avatar-tmt.md) — Creature — Snake Spirit Avatar
3. [Personal Incarnation](/printing/personal-incarnation-cei.md) — Creature — Avatar Incarnation
4. [Serra Avatar](/printing/serra-avatar-m13.md) — Creature — Avatar
5. [Death's Approach](/printing/deaths-approach-gtc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Deathcurse Ogre](/printing/deathcurse-ogre-chk.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #64
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Howard Lyon
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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