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    Sanguine Bond

    Enchantment

    Sanguine Bond

    Illustrated by Joseph Meehan

    EDHREC Rank #505
    Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

    "They tried to pierce your heart with a Morgul-knife which remains in the wound. If they had succeeded, you would have become like they are, only weaker and under their command." —Gandalf

    Rulings (5)

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Sanguine Bond's ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.

    Apr 12, 2024

    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, Sanguine Bond's ability will trigger twice and you may choose a different opponent for each trigger. 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.

    Sep 1, 2023

    If an ability triggers whenever an opponent loses life and causes you to gain life, such as the ability of Exquisite Blood, this will loop until either you win the game or a player takes an action to break the loop. If neither of these happen, the game ends in a draw.

    Mar 19, 2021

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Digital

    Community & retro

    Printings (10)

    Sanguine Bond — Tales of Middle-earth Commander
    LTC#208$6.09
    Tales of Middle-earth Commander
    Sanguine Bond — Secret Lair Drop
    SLD#1799$29.11
    Secret Lair Drop