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    Aerith Gainsborough

    Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

    Aerith Gainsborough

    Illustrated by Nakamura8

    EDHREC Rank #2,162
    Lifelink Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Aerith Gainsborough. When Aerith Gainsborough dies, put X +1/+1 counters on each legendary creature you control, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Aerith Gainsborough.

    Rulings (6)

    Aerith Gainsborough's second ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Al Bhed Salvagers or 3 life from Balamb T-Rexaur.

    Jun 6, 2025

    If Aerith Gainsborough is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it will die before its second ability would resolve. Its last ability will use the number of counters that were on it when it was last on the battlefield.

    Jun 6, 2025

    In the rare case where enough -1/-1 counters are put on Aerith Gainsborough at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, the number of +1/+1 counters on it before it got those -1/-1 counters will be used to determine the value of X in Aerith Gainsborough's third ability. For example, if there are two +1/+1 counters on Aerith Gainsborough and it gets three -1/-1 counters, you'll put two +1/+1 counters on each legendary creature you control when Aerith Gainsborough's third ability resolves.

    Jun 6, 2025

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    Printings (6)

    Aerith Gainsborough — Final Fantasy
    FIN#4$2.21
    Final Fantasy
    Aerith Gainsborough — Final Fantasy
    FIN#374$11.47
    Final Fantasy