This rare Magic: The Gathering card from the 1993 Unlimited Edition features the powerful Avatar Incarnation creature with unique defensive and offensive capabilities.
Personal Incarnation
1993 • Magic: The Gathering • Unlimited Edition
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The Personal Incarnation card, numbered 32 in the 1993 Magic: The Gathering Unlimited Edition, represents a significant piece of early trading card game history. Designed by Kev Brockschmidt, this rare white creature enters the game with a mana cost of {3}{W}{W}{W} and boasts a formidable 6/6 power and toughness as an Avatar Incarnation. Collectors value this card for its distinct mechanics that define its role in gameplay. The card allows its controller to redirect the next instance of damage dealt to it during the turn to its owner, a protective ability that can only be activated by the card's owner. Furthermore, when this creature leaves the battlefield, the owner suffers a life loss equal to half their current life total, rounded up. This trade-off between protection and risk makes Personal Incarnation a memorable part of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game card landscape. As a foundational piece from the Unlimited Edition, it continues to attract interest from enthusiasts studying the evolution of game design and creature types in early sets. The card’s identity as a high-cost, high-impact creature remains a point of discussion among players analyzing the strategic depth of the 2ED set.
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Personal Incarnation
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Kev Brockschmidt
Card Stock
English
{3}{W}{W}{W}
Creature — Avatar Incarnation
6 / 6
W
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{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn is dealt to its owner instead. Only this creatures owner may activate this ability. When this creature dies, its owner loses half their life, rounded up.