First printed in Planar Chaos (2007)
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.
The familiar's fangs deliver the master's bite.
- Illustrated by
- Kev Walker
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- You gain life for all damage which is not prevented, regardless of what the creature damages (player or another creature) or the toughness of the blocking creature. If you put this on a 5/5 and it is blocked by a 1/1, you still gain 5 life.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.02 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain…: Deathbringer Thoctar + Sunbond + Vampiric Link
- Infinite damage, Infinite die rolls…: Aetherflux Reservoir + Captain Rex Nebula + Vampiric Link