Lich
CEDCollectors' Edition/#114/1993RareReprint◆ Graded data
Reserved listColour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$42.99
Cardmarket€31.65
ManaPool$50.24
TCGplayer$39.78
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$28.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $42.99High $42.99Low $39.99▲ 7.5%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$39.78TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 1.4%90d▼ 0.5%
90d high
$40.00
90d low
$34.22
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$30.00
Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Up 1.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $40.00.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (5 priced in total).
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$61.00
AnyGrade 9
$55.00
AnyGrade 7
$25.00
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Gameplay and rules
Enchantment
As this enchantment enters, you lose life equal to your life total.
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead.
Whenever you're dealt damage, sacrifice that many nontoken permanents. If you can't, you lose the game.
When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose the game.
Card capabilities
Card drawEnchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (9)
wotc1 Jan 2011
The last ability will cause you to lose the game even if you somehow manage to have a life total greater than 0 at the time the Lich is put into the graveyard or if some other effect would prevent you from losing for having 0 life. If, on the other hand, some effect such as that from Platinum Angel says that you can't lose the game then even the last ability of the Lich cannot cause you to do so. The ability will just resolve and the game will continue as normal.
wotc15 Aug 2010
Note that usually you will have 0 or less life at the time Lich leaves the battlefield causing you to lose as a State-Based Action before the last ability can even go on the stack.
wotc15 Aug 2010
The last ability will cause you to lose the game even if you somehow manage to have a life total greater than 0 at the time the Lich leaves the battlefield or if some other effect would prevent you from losing for having 0 life. If, on the other hand, some effect such as that from Platinum Angel says that you can't lose the game then even the last ability of the Lich cannot cause you to do so. The ability will just resolve and the game will continue as normal.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If you take more than one damage at a time, sacrifice the permanents for that damage simultaneously. This allows you to sacrifice both a creature and any Aura that is on it all at once.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If you have multiple Lich cards on the battlefield, you must sacrifice a permanent for each damage done to you for each Lich. This is because the sacrifice is a triggered ability. But you only draw one card for each life gained regardless of how many Liches you have. This is because the draw is a replacement effect and not a triggered one. You lose if any one of the Liches leaves the battlefield.
wotc4 Oct 2004
You can't pay life, just like any player at less than one life can't pay life. You can pay zero life if you want.
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About this card
Lich
Lich is an Enchantment, with mana cost {B}{B}{B}{B} (mana value 4). Printed 7 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $39.78 (up 1.4% over 30 days).
This exact printing has graded market data available further up the page. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Lich FAQ
How much is Lich worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Lich is $39.78. It is up 1.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $34.22 to $40.00.
What is the cheapest printing of Lich?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Intl. Collectors' Edition at $30.00 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Lich?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Limited Edition Alpha at $964.50 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Lich are there?
Lich has been printed 7 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Lich first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LEA #113, released 1993-08-05.
What is the newest printing of Lich?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from 30A #407, released 2022-11-28.
Is Lich legal in Commander?
Yes, Lich is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Lich legal in Modern?
Lich is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.