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Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Core Set 2021 (M21)

{2}{B}

Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life. {3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
Plays as
DrainLifegain Payoff
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 28 known combosEDHREC #494

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2020#127In products
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Rulings

5 · latest Jun 23, 2020
  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    Because Vito's first ability doesn't deal damage, you won't gain life when it resolves if Vito has lifelink.

  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    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, Vito's first ability will trigger twice and you may choose a different opponent for each trigger. 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.

  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    If an ability triggers whenever an opponent loses life and causes you to gain life, such as the ability of Exquisite Blood, this will loop until either you win the game or a player takes an action to break the loop.

  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something, that life is gained as one event and Vito's first ability triggers only once.

  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause the ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.