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Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death — back face
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SetDKA
Collector #146
Released2012-02-03
Rarityuncommon
ArtistRyan Yee
LanguageEN
Layouttransform
ScryfallOpen ↗

Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death

UncommonMV 3
Two-faced — transforms during play
Chalice of Life
Artifact
: You gain 1 life. Then if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total, transform this artifact.
Chalice of Death
Artifact
: Target player loses 5 life.
Keywords
Transform
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2025-01-24Newest 2025-01-24Cheapest priced $0.29 in INR
Rulings (2)
wotc22 Jan 2011
You check your life total to see if Chalice of Life transforms only when its ability resolves.
wotc22 Jan 2011
Your starting life total is the life total you began the game with. For most two-player formats, this is 20. For Two-Headed Giant, it's the life total your team started with, usually 30. In Commander games, the starting life total is 40.