First printed in Innistrad (2011)
Creature — Plant
Defender
: Exchange your life total with this creature's toughness.
The executioner's tree in Thraben Cathedral holds the power to absolve more than the souls of the hanged.
0/13
- Illustrated by
- Vincent Proce
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If Tree of Redemption isn't on the battlefield when its activated ability resolves, the exchange can't happen and the ability will have no effect.
- When its activated ability resolves, Tree of Redemption's toughness will become your former life total and you will gain or lose an amount of life necessary so that your life total equals Tree of Redemption's former toughness. Other effects that interact with life gain or life loss will interact with this effect accordingly.
- Any toughness-modifying effects, counters, Auras, or Equipment will apply after its toughness is set to your former life total. For example, say Tree of Redemption is enchanted with Lunarch Mantle (which makes it 2/15) and your life total is 7. After the exchange, Tree of Redemption would be a 2/9 creature (its toughness became 7, which was then modified by Lunarch Mantle) and your life total would be 15.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
19 combos, the most popular first:
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Alchemist's Refuge + Near-Death Experience + Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl + Tree of Redemption
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Near-Death Experience + Tree of Redemption + Vhati il-Dal
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Emergence Zone + Near-Death Experience + Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl + Tree of Redemption
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Leyline of Anticipation + Near-Death Experience + Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl + Tree of Redemption
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Near-Death Experience + Ride the Avalanche + Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl + Tree of Redemption
- Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Auriok Bladewarden + Necrotic Ooze + Phyrexian Colossus + Tree of Redemption
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Godhead of Awe + Near-Death Experience + Tree of Redemption
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Awakened Awareness + Near-Death Experience + Tree of Redemption
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Emiel the Blessed + Near-Death Experience + Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl + Tree of Redemption
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Near-Death Experience + Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir + Tree of Redemption
