Cradle of Vitality (Shards of Alara) - Gatherer

Cradle of Vitality

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Community Rating: 3.315 / 5 (111 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Cradle of Vitality

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Enchantment

Card Text:

Whenever you gain life, you may pay

. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.

Flavor Text:

Naya's trees grow tall and sturdy. Their foliage intertwines to form dewcups, rainwater pools where the elves gather to celebrate life.

Expansion:

Shards of Alara

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Card Number:

Artist:

Trevor Hairsine

Rulings

10/1/2008	You choose a target when the ability triggers. You don't choose whether to pay until the ability resolves.
10/1/2008	Cradle of Vitality triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Deathgreeter or 8 life from Soul's Grace. You pay the cost just once, but the targeted creature will get a number of counters equal to the amount of life you gained.
2/1/2014	If multiple creatures you control with lifelink deal damage simultaneously, each instance is a single life-gain event and the ability will trigger separately for each of them.