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Death's Shadow

Card Name

Death's Shadow

Mana Cost

Type

Creature – Avatar

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Death's Shadow gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.

Flavor Text

The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.

Legal Formats

Commander, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Banned Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(8/7/2020)
Death's Shadow's ability applies only while Death's Shadow is on the battlefield. In all other zones, its power and toughness are 13.
(8/7/2020)
The value of X changes as you gain and lose life. It's not locked in as Death's Shadow enters the battlefield.
(8/7/2020)
If your life total is negative, X is considered to be 0.
(8/7/2020)
In a Two-Headed Giant game, your life total is your team's life total.