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Bloodthirsty Aerialist

{1}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Rogue

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A circus acrobat in life, she kills with such fluid grace that even her victims are awed by her performance.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Igor Kieryluk
Found in
Foundations Jumpstart Booster Pack
Printings5CombosIn 5
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flying Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
2/3
Flying

Plays as: Lifegain Payoff

Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+3.4%
$0.30
$0.01 low-$0.08 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 5 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Jul 12, 2019 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJul 12, 2019

    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, Bloodthirsty Aerialist's ability will trigger twice. 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.

  • WotCJul 12, 2019

    If Bloodthirsty Aerialist is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it won't receive a counter from its ability in time to save it.

  • WotCJul 12, 2019

    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.

  • WotCJul 12, 2019

    The ability of Bloodthirsty Aerialist triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Impassioned Orator or 4 life from Dawning Angel. If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something or "equal to the number" of something, that life is gained as one event and the ability of Bloodthirsty Aerialist triggers only once.