Nirkana Assassin (Battle for Zendikar) - Gatherer

Nirkana Assassin

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Nirkana Assassin

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally

Card Text:

Whenever you gain life, Nirkana Assassin gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Flavor Text:

Nirkana assassins craft incurable concoctions by mixing basilisk marrow and deathwillow sap with the vital fluids of a dozen other poisonous species.

P/T:

2 / 3

Expansion:

Battle for Zendikar

Rarity:

Common

All Sets:

Card Number:

118

Artist:

Viktor Titov

Rulings

8/25/2015	The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Drana's Emissary or 7 life from Nissa's Renewal.
8/25/2015	A creature with lifelink dealing combat damage is a single life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, the ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature 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.
8/25/2015	In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team's life total to increase.