• Personal Incarnation (Repaint)
  • Personal Incarnation (Repaint)

    Personal Incarnation (Repaint)

    Artist
    Kev Brockschmidt
    Year
    2019
    Medium
    Acrylics
    Set/Console Name
    Alpha
    Console/Game
    Magic the Gathering
    C.O.A.
    yes
    Painted A.P.
    yes
    Substrate Material
    Gesso-treated Watercolor Paper
    Substrate Dimensions
    16"H x 22"W
    Image Area Dimensions
    12"H x 18"W
    Frame Dimensions
    Unframed
    Handmade Protective Case
    YES
    Reserved List
    No

    Personal Incarnation, first printed in Alpha (1993), is a big 6/6 white Avatar creature that lets you prevent its death by redirecting damage to yourself. Its controller may activate his ability for free, so the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Personal Incarnation that turn is dealt to its owner instead. When this creature dies, its owner loses half their life, rounded up. This unique and rather clunky ability represents early experimentation with complex life-total mechanics. As one of the first “Avatar” style creatures in Magic history, many old-school players remember it fondly as a nostalgic card, linking your own life and the Avatar’s. When Magic became competitive in the mid-90’s, Personal Incarnation was already considered underpowered and risky compared to other big finishers like Serra Angel. These days, it’s more of a collector’s piece that can be seen in some casual retro cubes or Old School (93/94) fun decks. Personal Incarnation is not on the Reserved List.
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