First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993)
All 18 prints
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #184, 2022
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #481, 2022
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Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #113, 2021
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Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #50, 2021
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Iconic Masters (IMA) #157, 2017
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Vintage Masters (VMA) #200, 2014 (digital)
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Masters Edition IV (ME4) #145, 2011 (digital)
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From the Vault: Exiled (V09) #3, 2009
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Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #236, 1995
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Fourth Edition (4ED) #236, 1995
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Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #188, 1994
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Revised Edition (3ED) #188, 1994
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Foreign Black Border (FBB) #188, 1994
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Collectors' Edition (CED) #189, 1993
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Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #189, 1993
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Unlimited Edition (2ED) #189, 1993
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Limited Edition Beta (LEB) #189, 1993
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Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #188, 1993
Channel 
Sorcery
Until end of turn, any time you could activate a mana ability, you may pay 1 life. If you do, add 
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MTGO price: 0.02 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
30 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Near-infinite damage: Channel + Fireball
- Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss: Channel + Debt to the Deathless
- Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss: Channel + Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate
- Near-infinite lifeloss: Channel + Torment of Hailfire
- Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss: Channel + Exsanguinate
- Near-infinite lifeloss: Channel + Cut // Ribbons
- Near-infinite damage: Channel + Jaya's Immolating Inferno
- Near-infinite damage: Channel + Crackle with Power
- Near-infinite damage: Channel + Comet Storm
- Win the game: Channel + Near-Death Experience + Quicksilver, Speedster
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Not legal
- Legacy Banned
- Vintage Restricted
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Banned
- Timeless Restricted
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Banned
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Banned
- Duel Commander Banned
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Banned
- Tiny Leaders Banned
- Oathbreaker Banned
- Brawl Banned
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal