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Core Set 2021

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life. : Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.

Color profile

Color identity

  • Black

Format check

Legality

TLR
Duel
Brawl
Penny
PreDH
Future
Legacy
Modern
Pauper
Alchemy
Pioneer
Vintage
Historic
Standard
Timeless
Commander
Gladiator
Old School
Premodern
Oathbreaker
Standard Brawl
Pauper Commander
Competitive Brawl

Official notes

Rulings

5
  1. Wizards of the Coast

    Because Vito's first ability doesn't deal damage, you won't gain life when it resolves if Vito has lifelink.

  2. 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.

  3. 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, Vito's first 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, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

  4. Wizards of the Coast

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

  5. Wizards of the Coast

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

Public deck signals

Often played with

6 results

Cards found together in sampled public decks. Lands are excluded and different printings count as one card. This suggests shared play, not a proven combo.

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Other printings

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