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Cradle of Vitality

{3}{W}

Enchantment

ALAShards of Alara#7rare

Naya's trees grow tall and sturdy. Their foliage intertwines to form dewcups, rainwater pools where the elves gather to celebrate life.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Trevor Hairsine
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings3Combos2EDHREC rank#12,367
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
Plays as:
Counter PlacerLifegain Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 26m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-3.5%
$0.55
$0.39 low$0.34 gapTCGplayer
Foil+29.1%
$7.99
$0.98 low$0.23 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.45· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Feb 1, 2014
  • WotCFeb 1, 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.

  • WotCOct 1, 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.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    You choose a target when the ability triggers. You don’t choose whether to pay {1}{W} until the ability resolves.

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