Transcendence
~$6.66 low · ~$27.46 high
White. Enchantment
Torment #20 · Illustrated by Rebecca Guay
Torment #20 · Illustrated by Rebecca GuayWhat is Transcendence worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
When you have 20 or more life, you lose the game.
Whenever you lose life, you gain 2 life for each 1 life you lost. (Damage dealt to you causes you to lose life.)
Format legality
The only printing of Transcendence
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Torment tor #20· 2002rare· Cardmarket €3.56 · €17.43 foil | rare | $6.66 | $27.46 | €3.56€17.43 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2002
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #12,193 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Torment card (#20).
20
- 20Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Transcendence, read from the Torment printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Transcendence. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 6: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Illustration
- By Rebecca Guay. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Torment. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 20 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2004-10-04
If your life total is 20 or more and you control an effect that states “you can’t lose the game”, then an infinite loop is formed. If neither player wants to end the loop by removing one of these two cards from the battlefield, the game ends in a draw.
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