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Sanguine Bond

Black

10 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Sanguine Bond, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop SLD · No. 1799 2024-08-27

Card text

{3}{B}{B}
Enchantment
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
"Careful, I bite."
EDHREC rank #503 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 10 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

In these decks

1 public deck plays Sanguine Bond.

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Sanguine Bond's ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Soul Warden or 8 life from Tendrils of Corruption.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something, that life is gained as one event and Sanguine Bond's ability triggers only once.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2023-09-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Sanguine Bond, Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales printing
Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales
WOT · #35
Rare
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Game Time Collectibles · Condition LP
Sanguine Bond, Tales of Middle-earth Commander printing
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
LTC · #208
Rare
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Dark Fox TCG · Condition MP