Providence

Sorcery

You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of the first upkeep, your life total becomes 26.

Your life total becomes 26.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

TypicalTimmy on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

Breath of Malfegor {B}{R}

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay any amount of life.

Breath of Malfegor deals damage to all targets except for you equal to the amount of life you paid.

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Horrendously OP and a wincon on T1 with a spell such as Providence. So yeah it'll probably be a bulk rare, lol

Swamp, Simian Spirit Guide, Providence, Breath of Malfegor. Gg pleb

Wild

Neotrup on Does Providence make your STARTING …

2 years ago

You reveal Providence before the first upkeep, it just waits until that time to trigger its triggered ability. It doesn't change your starting life, and in fact a player can respond to the trigger to try and make you lose before it resolves (though dealing 20 damage before getting to play a land is quite the feat).

CaseyHubbard25 on Does Providence make your STARTING …

2 years ago

I'm trying to pair Chalice of Life  ^Flip with Providence

Chalice of life says it has to be 10 more than your starting life total to transform it. If I reveal providence from my hand at the beginning of the first upkeep is that technically the beginning of the game, making my 'starting life total' 26 or is my starting life total still going to be 20 since providence specifies at the beginning of the first 'upkeep'?

Destroyerbirb on ▷BUDGET◁ 【LifeGain!】▷COMBO!◁ Competitive!

3 years ago

Magic_Aids I was looking at Providence recently, and wondered if any deck could make it work, and here I am. I love your inclusion of Force of Virtue, a very smart way to use dead cards.

If I may suggest an addition, I would add Elixir of Immortality and Chaplain's Blessing. These are one time effects, but they do gain a lot of life for a small amount of mana.

+1 from me.

Oof_Magic on A Quest for Power: Unrestricting …

3 years ago

Both of your pages matter equally to me. Which is little. I’m here for the discussion. What you tell me about your decks will likely be more accurate than what I would intuit or assume. Mentioning each other’s pages doesn’t contribute to that. You can take your misgivings to him directly.

You’ve conveyed your dislike for the idea of the format. If there are people who are okay with such a hostile environment, why do you need to tell them their wrong? Why am I told that I refuse to listen but that my non-Ancestral Recall decks aren’t given a chance, not listened to. Don’t come into this telling me I have to believe your presumptions when you explicitly state you won’t consider mine. That persuades no one. I can’t hear about how my door is closed through your closed door. Don’t tell me I’m definitively wrong without bringing me data.

If you don’t like the idea, you can leave. If you want to debate it’s validity, stick to data. If you think you’re right, prove it. Thank you.

Had the play backwards about Providence. Yes, go first and kill your opponent to death in the slowest way.

Oof_Magic on A Quest for Power: Unrestricting …

3 years ago

DragonSliver9001

Maybe bring a deck of 60 Providences and always go on the draw?

Rurara_Rahura on Diplomatic Immunity

3 years ago

I haven't been to a tournament since the changes so I can't speak on how effective it is against new tactics.

The reason behind using certain cards is addressed in the description but in short, Providence is there in case you go beyond turn 5. When this happens it usually means you can draw the game so actually casting it is a way to convince the opponent to take the draw. It also supports other cards in the deck and can be discarded safely every time.

If you have further questions please read the description first to be sure I haven't already addressed them.

Rurara_Rahura on Diplomatic Immunity

4 years ago

Really the only reason I don't run Ghostly Prison is that my turn 3 is reserved for either setting Blasting Station or removing a threat with either Declaration in Stone or Oblivion Ring .

Ideally Providence will not be cast at all but can grant me the extra 6 life from the opening. Often I exile it for Gemstone Caverns directly after gaining the life. In the games where I do cast it I usually have Pariah + Stuffy Doll ready to draw the game; this would be the situation where I could play Approach of the Second Sun and I can play for this specifically if my opponent is trying very hard not to draw the game.