Near-Death Experience
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}{W}{W}
- Type
- Enchantment
- Set
- From the Vault: Lore #10 (mythic)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly 1 life, you win the game.
Near-Death Experience has 2 printings, first in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010). EDHREC ranks it #15,356 among Commander cards. It appears most in Selenia, Dark Angel decks (743 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Near-Death Experience most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Selenia, Dark Angel: 743 decks
- Mister Negative: 635 decks
- Verrak, Warped Sengir: 200 decks
- Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged: 146 decks
- Vona, Butcher of Magan: 22 decks
- Hazduhr the Abbot: 15 decks
- Crovax, Ascendant Hero: 13 decks
- General Jarkeld: 11 decks
Often played with Near-Death Experience
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : This ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause.” That means (1) the ability triggers only if you have exactly 1 life as your upkeep begins, and (2) the ability does nothing if your life total is anything other than 1 by the time it resolves.
- : In a Two-Headed Giant game, anything that cares about your life total checks your team’s life total. You’ll win the game if your team has exactly 1 life.