First printed in Mirage (1996)
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Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.
"If I have learned anything as a wizard it is this: never fight your own battles."
—Waffa, sorcerer of Nyomba
3/4
- Illustrated by
- Terese Nielsen
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
MTGO price: 0.03 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
26 combos, the most popular first:
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Ethereal Champion + Near-Death Experience
- Target player loses the game on each of your turns: Axis of Mortality + Ethereal Champion + Phyrexian Unlife
- Target player loses the game on each of your turns: Axis of Mortality + Ethereal Champion + Platinum Angel
- Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players: Ethereal Champion + Repay in Kind (+ 1 other requirement)
- Target player loses the game on each of your turns: Ethereal Champion + Phyrexian Unlife + Soul Conduit
- Target player loses the game on each of your turns: Ethereal Champion + Platinum Angel + Soul Conduit
- Target player loses the game on each of your turns: Axis of Mortality + Ethereal Champion + Gideon of the Trials
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game: Ethereal Champion + Mister Negative + Phyrexian Unlife
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game: Ethereal Champion + Mister Negative + Platinum Angel
- Near-infinite lifeloss: Children of Korlis + Ethereal Champion + Vizkopa Guildmage