First printed in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023)
Creature — Vampire Cleric
Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, create X 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink, where X is its power.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Miranda Meeks
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (5)
- The second ability of Elenda's Hierophant triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life was gained.
- If Elenda's Hierophant is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it won't receive a counter from its second ability in time to save it.
- 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, Elenda's Hierophant's second 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.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause the second ability of Elenda's Hierophant to trigger even though it caused your team's life total to increase.
- If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something, that life is gained as one event and the second ability of Elenda's Hierophant triggers only once.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.83 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Elenda's Hierophant + Walking Ballista
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage…: Elenda's Hierophant + Shalai and Hallar (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Elenda's Hierophant + Triskelion
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: All Will Be One + Elenda's Hierophant + Exquisite Blood
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: All Will Be One + Bloodthirsty Conqueror + Elenda's Hierophant
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Deathbringer Thoctar + Elenda's Hierophant
