The Magic: The Gathering Mirage Decomposition card, card number 212. This 1996 uncommon Aura enchantment is a key piece for TCG collectors completing the Mirage set.
Decomposition
1996 • Magic: The Gathering • Mirage
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Decomposition is a distinct enchantment card from the Magic: The Gathering Mirage expansion, released in 1996. Identified as card number 212, this uncommon Aura carries a mana cost of {1}{G} and targets black creatures. The card's mechanics impose a cumulative upkeep cost on the enchanted creature, requiring the controller to pay one life for each age counter placed on it, or sacrifice the creature. When the enchanted creature dies, its controller loses an additional 2 life. Designed by artist Drew Tucker, this card represents a specific strategic interaction within the Mirage set's design framework. Collectors focused on the Mirage set often seek this card to complete their Mirage collection. The card's unique targeting ability and life-loss penalty make it a notable inclusion for enthusiasts of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Its status as an uncommon card in the 1996 Mirage release gives it a specific place in the history of the game's early expansions.
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Decomposition
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Magic: The Gathering
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Uncommon
Drew Tucker
Card Stock
English
{1}{G}
Enchantment — Aura
G
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Enchant black creature Enchanted creature has "Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life." (At the beginning of its controller's upkeep, that player puts an age counter on it, then sacrifices it unless they pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) When enchanted creature dies, its controller loses 2 life.