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Cradle of Vitality

Cradle of Vitality

{3}{W}Enchantment

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.

Official rulings

  1. You choose a target when the ability triggers. You don’t choose whether to pay {1}{W} until the ability resolves. (2008-10-01)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)

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