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Triskaidekaphobia

Card Name

Triskaidekaphobia

Mana Cost

3

Type

Enchantment

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one —• Each player with exactly 13 life loses the game, then each player gains 1 life.• Each player with exactly 13 life loses the game, then each player loses 1 life.

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(1/24/2025)
You choose one of the modes even if no player will lose the game. Players will still gain or lose life as appropriate.
(1/24/2025)
If you choose Triskaidekaphobia’s second mode and begin to resolve it while an opponent’s life total is 13 and your life total is 1, that opponent will lose the game before you lose 1 life.
(1/24/2025)
If each player has 13 life as Triskaidekaphobia’s ability resolves, the game ends in a draw.
(1/24/2025)
In a Two-Headed Giant game, each team with 13 life loses the game, then each player on each team gains or loses 1 life, causing the team’s life total to go up or down by 2.