Fake Your Own Death

Foundations #174

Fake Your Own Death - Foundations

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {1}{B}

Card text: Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control and you create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Rarity: common

Artist: Monztre

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.27 USD · $0.33 USD (Foil) · €0.10 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Fake Your Own Death in Foundations limited

common

Infestation Sage
Infestation Sage
Creature — Elf Warlock

Creates a token when it dies, and Fake Your Own Death returns it to create another token plus a Treasure, generating significant value.

 Gleaming Barrier
Gleaming Barrier
Artifact Creature — Wall

Creates a Treasure when it dies, and Fake Your Own Death returns it while creating another Treasure, netting two Treasures and a blocker.

 Crow of Dark Tidings
Crow of Dark Tidings
Creature — Zombie Bird

Mills cards when it dies, and Fake Your Own Death returns it to mill again while creating a Treasure, fueling graveyard strategies.

uncommon

Infernal Vessel
Infernal Vessel
Creature — Human Cleric

Returns as a Demon when it dies, and Fake Your Own Death can return it before the Demon transformation, getting both effects plus a Treasure.

rare

High-Society Hunter
High-Society Hunter
Creature — Vampire Noble

Draws cards when creatures die, so using Fake Your Own Death triggers the draw ability while returning the creature and creating a Treasure.

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