wotc
An ability that triggers "whenever you gain life" triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life you gain.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #487
Scion of the Swarm
j25·#487·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Ekaterina Burmak
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Nov '24
1 yr ago
Value
$0.11+$0 (+10.0%)
30 days high $0.11 · low $0.10
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.11EUR€0.08
NM$0.11
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,725 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Vampire Cleric
Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Vampires are now masters of their own fates, commanders of their own legions.
3/3
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 9
wotc
If Scion of the Swarm is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it won't receive a counter from its ability in time to save it.
wotc
Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage causes a separate life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, a "whenever you gain life" ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.
Context
Last observed at $0.11, up from $0.10 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.08 and $0.11 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.11.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J25 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Foundations Jumpstart* (released November 2024).
Card #487 in Foundations Jumpstart.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Creature — Vampire Cleric. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,725 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ekaterina Burmak. Rarix tracks 319 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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