First printed in Marvel's Spider-Man Eternal (2025)
Legendary Creature — Human Performer
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on MJ.
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- Illustrated by
- Bachzim
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (5)
- 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 MJ, Rising Star's ability triggers only once.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause MJ, Rising Star's ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.
- The ability of MJ, Rising Star triggers just once for each life-gaining event, regardless of how much life is gained.
- If MJ, Rising Star is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, she won't receive a counter from her ability in time to save her.
- 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, MJ, Rising Star'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.
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage…: MJ, Rising Star + Shalai and Hallar (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + MJ, Rising Star + Walking Ballista
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + MJ, Rising Star + Triskelion
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: All Will Be One + Bloodthirsty Conqueror + MJ, Rising Star
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: All Will Be One + Exquisite Blood + MJ, Rising Star
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Deathbringer Thoctar + MJ, Rising Star