First printed in Ixalan (2017)
All 7 prints
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Creature — Dinosaur Avatar
Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
"Ixalli's fertile rays enliven us all. Each of us is a testament to the sun's strength and love."
—Chitlati, Lightning Rider
5/5
- Illustrated by
- Izzy
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- The entering creature's toughness is determined as the ability of Verdant Sun's Avatar resolves. If that creature has left the battlefield, use its toughness as it last existed on the battlefield. If the creature's toughness was less than 0, your life total won't change.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
183 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Trudge Garden + Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Verdant Sun's Avatar + Warren Soultrader
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens…: Scurry Oak + Treebeard, Gracious Host + Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Cleric Class + Scurry Oak + Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB…: Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Scurry Oak + Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Basking Broodscale + Cleric Class + Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent…: Sanguine Bond + Serra Avatar + Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent…: Serra Avatar + Verdant Sun's Avatar + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Cleric Class + Herd Baloth + Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Archangel of Thune + Scurry Oak + Verdant Sun's Avatar
