---
name: "Shadow of Mortality"
mana_cost: "{13}{B}{B}"
cmc: 15
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "94"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Robin Olausson"
oracle_id: "45378874-aa51-4bb6-a161-be336c164778"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadow-of-mortality-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shadow of Mortality
- **Mana Cost:** `{13}{B}{B}` (CMC: 15)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7

## Oracle Text
If your life total is less than your starting life total, this spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the difference.

> *"Costruite le vostre torri alte quanto volete. L'ombra arriva sempre più in alto."
—Messaggio scarabocchiato su un muro in un vicolo*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Death's Shadow](/printing/deaths-shadow-mb2.md) — Creature — Avatar
2. [Mortality Spear](/printing/mortality-spear-stx.md) — Instant
3. [Game Over](/printing/game-over-tmc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Torgaar, Famine Incarnate](/printing/torgaar-famine-incarnate-dom.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar
5. [Revoke Demise](/printing/revoke-demise-j25.md) — Sorcery
6. [Avatar of Hope](/printing/avatar-of-hope-8ed.md) — Creature — Avatar

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #94
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Robin Olausson
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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