Ajani's Pridemate : Foundations
Type: Creature — Cat Soldier
Rarity: Uncommon
Color:
Number: 293
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: Yes
Text: Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Printings: Commander 2013 (C13), Ravnica: Clue Edition (CLU), Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH), Foundations (FDN), Iconic Masters (IMA), Jumpstart 2022 (J22), Foundations Jumpstart (J25), Magic 2011 (M11), Magic 2015 (M15), Core Set 2019 (M19), The List (PLST), Time Spiral Remastered (TSR), War of the Spark (WAR)
Legality
Alchemy | Brawl | ||
Commander | Duel | ||
Explorer | Gladiator | ||
Historic | Legacy | ||
Modern | Oathbreaker | ||
Pauper | Pauper Commander | ||
Penny | Pioneer | ||
Standard | Timeless |
Rulings
11/08/2024
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, Ajani's Pridemate'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.
11/08/2024
If Ajani's Pridemate is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it won't receive a counter from its ability in time to save it.
11/08/2024
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 Ajani's Pridemate's ability triggers only once.
11/08/2024
In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Ajani's Pridemate's ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.
11/08/2024
The ability of Ajani's Pridemate triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Dazzling Angel or 4 life from Apothecary Stomper.