Lich [Collectors' Edition] Gateway 2007 Discard a card with mana

Discard a card with mana value X: Counter target spell with mana value X

When Cataclysmic Gearhulk enters the battlefield

Set: Beta Edition Type: Sorcery Rarity: Common Cost: {2}{R} Destroy target land

"I am reminded of the fable of the silver egg

one can be driven off

Lich [Collectors' Edition] Gateway 2007 Discard a card with manaSet: Collectors' Edition Type: Enchantment Rarity: Rare Cost: {B}{B}{B}{B} As Lich enters the battlefield, you lose life equal to your life total. You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead. Whenever you're dealt damage, sacrifice that many nontoken permanents. If you can't, you lose the game. When Lich is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose the game.