First printed in Magic 2011 (2010)
All 15 prints
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The List (PLST) #FDN-135, 2026
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Foundations (FDN) #135, 2024
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Foundations (FDN) #293, 2024
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Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #158, 2024
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Ravnica: Clue Edition (CLU) #52, 2024
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Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #142, 2022
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Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #290, 2021
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The List (PLST) #WAR-4, 2019
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War of the Spark (WAR) #4, 2019
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Core Set 2019 (M19) #5, 2018
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Iconic Masters (IMA) #5, 2017
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Magic 2015 (M15) #2, 2014
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Commander 2013 (C13) #3, 2013
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Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH) #9, 2011
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Magic 2011 (M11) #3, 2010
Creature — Cat Soldier
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
"When one of us prospers, the pride prospers."
—Jazal Goldmane
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Svetlin Velinov
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander
Rulings (5)
- If Ajani's Pridemate 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.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Ajani's Pridemate's ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.
- 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, Ajani's Pridemate's ability 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.
- The ability of Ajani's Pridemate triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Dazzling Angel or 4 life from Apothecary Stomper.
- 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 Ajani's Pridemate's ability triggers only once.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN), Premier Draft | 55.8% | +1.2 | +0.5 | 33187 |
| Foundations (FDN), Sealed | 56.6% | +1.5 | -0.7 | 2347 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
9 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage…: Ajani's Pridemate + Shalai and Hallar (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Ajani's Pridemate + Walking Ballista
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Ajani's Pridemate + Triskelion
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ajani's Pridemate + Ajani's Welcome + Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Ajani's Pridemate + Spike Feeder
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: Ajani's Pridemate + All Will Be One + Exquisite Blood
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: Ajani's Pridemate + All Will Be One + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Ajani's Pridemate + Deathbringer Thoctar
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage…: Ajani's Pridemate + All Will Be One + Zur, Eternal Schemer
