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{1}{W}

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MH1Modern Horizons#12common

Whoever survives the first blow lives to land the second.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 10–785
Illustrator
John Avon
Found in
Modern Horizons Booster Pack
Printings4EDHREC rank#19,514
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
You gain shroud until end of turn. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Cycling
Market · per finishspark updated 14m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.12
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.15
$0.13 low$0.05 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.12· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 1, 2008
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.