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Death's Caress

{3}{B}{B}

Sorcery

DKADark Ascension#59common
Foil

The faint smell of cloves, the rustling of the wind, and a paralyzing descent into an airless, fathomless tomb.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 474
Illustrator
James Ryman
Found in
Dark Ascension Intro Pack Dark Sacrifice · Dark Ascension MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Destroy target creature. If that creature was a Human, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Plays as: Spot Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.10
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.40
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest Jul 1, 2013 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    If Death’s Caress resolves but the target creature isn’t destroyed, perhaps because it has indestructible or it regenerated, you still check if it’s a Human. If so, you’ll gain life equal to its toughness.

  • WotCJan 22, 2011

    Check the creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine if it was a Human. If it was, use its toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much life is gained.

  • WotCJan 22, 2011

    If the target creature isn’t on the battlefield or is otherwise an illegal target when Death’s Caress tries to resolve, Death’s Caress doesn’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain any life.