Channel
Mana cost
Mana value2TypeSorcery
Color identity
Green
RarityMythic
SetIconic Masters (IMA)
ArtistRebecca Guay
Price€1.17 · foil €4.50 · $1.37
About this card
Channel is a sorcery card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: green). First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993); 16 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: ramp. Restricted in Vintage (one copy only). Banned in Commander and Legacy. Cheapest printing: €0.02 (30th Anniversary Edition); most expensive: €169.24 (Limited Edition Alpha).
Channel 

Sorcery
Until end of turn, any time you could activate a mana ability, you may pay 1 life. If you do, add
.
To some mages, the meaning of life is less important than how much is left.
Name in each language
FrançaisTransfertEnglishChannelEspañolCanalizarDeutschBlutzollItalianoIncanalare EnergiaPortuguêsCanal日本語チャネル
Legality
CommanderBannedStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyBannedVintageRestrictedPauperNot legalBrawlBannedOathbreakerBannedHistoricBannedTimelessRestrictedPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2017-11-17
Once your life total is 0, you can't pay any more life, even if you've somehow not lost the game yet.
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Kodama's ReachPrintings (16)

30th Anniversary Edition30A #481 · Uncommon · €91.31

30th Anniversary Edition30A #184 · Uncommon · €0.02

Strixhaven Mystical ArchiveSTA #113 · Mythic · €9.93

Strixhaven Mystical ArchiveSTA #50 · Mythic · €0.75

Iconic MastersIMA #157 · Mythic · €1.17

From the Vault: ExiledV09 #3 · Mythic · —

Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border4BB #236 · Uncommon · €1.95

Fourth Edition4ED #236 · Uncommon · €0.28

Summer Magic / EdgarSUM #188 · Uncommon · —

Foreign Black BorderFBB #188 · Uncommon · €1.26

Revised Edition3ED #188 · Uncommon · €0.48

Intl. Collectors' EditionCEI #189 · Uncommon · €3.42

Collectors' EditionCED #189 · Uncommon · €3.41

Unlimited Edition2ED #189 · Uncommon · €4.47

Limited Edition BetaLEB #189 · Uncommon · €46.26

Limited Edition AlphaLEA #188 · Uncommon · €169.24