Cradle of Vitality
{3}{W}Enchantment
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Whenever you gain life, you may pay {1}{W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.
What it does
Tagged as +1/+1 counters · Lifegain · Lifegain payoff — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- You choose a target when the ability triggers. You don’t choose whether to pay {1}{W} until the ability resolves. (2008-10-01)
- Cradle of Vitality triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it’s 1 life from Deathgreeter or 8 life from Soul’s Grace. You pay the cost just once, but the targeted creature will get a number of counters equal to the amount of life you gained. (2008-10-01)
- If multiple creatures you control with lifelink deal damage simultaneously, each instance is a single life-gain event and the ability will trigger separately for each of them. (2014-02-01)
Printings & prices
Every set Cradle of Vitality 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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