Fake Your Own Death

Fake Your Own Death

{1}{B}Instant

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Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control and you create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

What it does

Tagged as Ramp — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. The Treasure token is created by the creature's controller, who may be different from Fake Your Own Death's controller and may be different from the creature's owner. (2022-04-29)
  2. If the target creature is a token, the ability still triggers when it dies. Its controller won't return the token to the battlefield, but they will creature a Treasure token. (2022-04-29)

Printings & prices

Every set Fake Your Own Death has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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