Cradle of Vitality
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SetALA
Collector #7
Released2008-10-03
Rarityrare
ArtistTrevor Hairsine
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Cradle of Vitality

RareColour IDMV 4
Enchantment
Whenever you gain life, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2013-11-01Newest 2020-07-17Cheapest priced $0.45 in C13
Rulings (3)
wotc1 Feb 2014
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.
wotc1 Oct 2008
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.
wotc1 Oct 2008
You choose a target when the ability triggers. You don’t choose whether to pay {1}{W} until the ability resolves.