Decomposition
~$0.10 TCGplayer
Green. Enchantment — Aura
Mirage #212 · Illustrated by Drew Tucker
Mirage #212 · Illustrated by Drew TuckerWhat is Decomposition worth?
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Oracle text
Enchant black creature
Enchanted creature has "Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life." (At the beginning of its controller's upkeep, that player puts an age counter on it, then sacrifices it unless they pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When enchanted creature dies, its controller loses 2 life.
Format legality
The only printing of Decomposition
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirage mir #212· 1996uncommon· Cardmarket €0.25 | uncommon | $0.10 | €0.25 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #30,807 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Enchant
- Artist
- Drew Tucker
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirage card (#212).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (1)
2013-04-15
If a permanent has multiple instances of cumulative upkeep, each triggers separately. However, the age counters are not connected to any particular ability; each cumulative upkeep ability will count the total number of age counters on the permanent at the time that ability resolves.
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