Lich's Duel Mastery
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Enchantment
Oracle Text:
Hexproof
When Lich's Duel Mastery enters the battlefield, exile the top five cards of your library face down as shields.
If you would lose life, instead put one of your shields into your hand. If you can't, sacrifice Lich's Duel Mastery.
When Lich's Duel Mastery leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Mystery Booster 2
Price ( USD): $0.25
USD: $0.25
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Character Background
Lich's Duel Mastery is a high‑risk, high‑reward legendary enchantment that turns life loss into card advantage: it enters and exiles five face‑down shields, then replaces any life loss by putting a shield into your hand (if none remain you must sacrifice it), and if it ever leaves the battlefield you lose the game. This is tailor‑made to control/value or combo decks that can keep a single permanent alive and exploit steady replenishment of cards; hexproof helps, but you should build a protection and recursion package (Privileged Position or Greater Auramancy, and Replenish/Open the Vaults or restoration effects) to guard against sweepers. A potent, specific synergy is Platinum Angel plus blink effects (Ghostly Flicker/Ephemerate) — with Angel preventing the "you lose the game" trigger you can blink Duel Mastery to pile up shields repeatedly. Include card‑draw engines and tutors to make those shields matter, and prioritize answers to mass removal rather than pure aggro speed.
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