Roiling Vortex
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At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them.
Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player.
{R}: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.
What it does
Tagged as Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered. (2020-09-25)
- Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved. (2020-09-25)
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team. (2020-09-25)
Printings & prices
Every set Roiling Vortex has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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