Second Chance
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 5 or less life, sacrifice this enchantment and take an extra turn after this one.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Price
- $6.38
- EDHREC rank
- #19598
Second Chance gives you an extra turn the moment your life total drops to 5 or less at your upkeep — a triggered extra turn that costs nothing beyond the three mana you already paid. The ceiling is high in life-manipulation decks, and Hall of Heliod's Generosity means losing it to interaction isn't the end of the story.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Second Chance is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it does meaningful work is Commander. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more reliable extra-turn spells, and no competitive shell there wants to engineer a low life total to trigger an enchantment. In Commander, the trigger condition flips from a weakness into a build-around: commanders that drain their own life, abuse lifegain and lifeloss symmetry, or loop enchantments can fire Second Chance repeatedly and lock down a game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Second ChanceHall of Heliod's Generosity
Infinite turns; Skip your draw steps; Lock
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Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
There's no direct budget replacement for what Second Chance does — a repeatable, triggered extra turn at this price point is effectively unique. If the goal is simply more turns in a blue shell, Lighthouse Chronologist and Part the Waterveil are alternatives, but they require mana investment each time rather than sitting on the board waiting for a condition to fire.
Price Context
Current price
$6.38 mid tier
At $6.38, Second Chance sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate inclusion, cheap enough that dedicated combo decks won't hesitate. It holds that price because the effect is narrow but nearly irreplaceable in the specific shells that want it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- Muldrotha, the Gravetide
- Sun Titan
- Mirrormade
- Estrid's Invocation
- Hanna, Ship's Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.