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Vampire Scrivener

{4}{B}

Creature — Vampire Warlock

J25Foundations Jumpstart#505uncommon

No one remains on her list for long.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Bastien L. Deharme
Found in
Foundations Jumpstart Booster Pack
Printings2CombosIn 3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricNot legal
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 LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flying Whenever you gain life during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Whenever you lose life during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
2/2
Flying

Plays as: Lifegain Payoff

Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+3.2%
$0.32
$0.01 low-$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.21· across 2 printings

Rulings

5 · latest Nov 8, 2024 · one tap opens all
  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    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, Vampire Scrivener's firstability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, planeswalkers, and/or battles at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    If Vampire Scrivener is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain or lose life during your turn, it won't receive a counter from its ability in time to save it.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    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 Vampire Scrivener's first ability triggers only once.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained or lost by your teammate during your turn won't cause either of Vampire Scrivener's abilities to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase or decrease.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    The first ability of Vampire Scrivener triggers just once for each life-gaining or life-losing event, whether it's 1 life from Dazzling Angel or 4 life from Apothecary Stomper.