---
name: "Personal Incarnation"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Avatar Incarnation"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "3ED"
set_name: "Revised Edition"
collector_number: "31"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Brockschmidt"
oracle_id: "6e49a5b8-6bc4-4c7b-82c1-957f1fb0ca5f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/personal-incarnation-3ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Personal Incarnation
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar Incarnation
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6

## Oracle Text
{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn is dealt to its owner instead. Only this creatures owner may activate this ability.
When this creature dies, its owner loses half their life, rounded up.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ethereal Champion](/printing/ethereal-champion-6ed.md) — Creature — Avatar
2. [Martyrdom](/printing/martyrdom-all.md) — Instant
3. [Blood of the Martyr](/printing/blood-of-the-martyr-drk.md) — Instant
4. [Daughter of Autumn](/printing/daughter-of-autumn-hml.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar
5. [Death's Shadow](/printing/deaths-shadow-mb2.md) — Creature — Avatar
6. [Beacon of Destiny](/printing/beacon-of-destiny-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Revised Edition (3ED) #31
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Brockschmidt
- **Total Printings:** 39 across all historical editions

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