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Sanguine Bond (208)

LTC · Tales of Middle-earth Commander · rare

Mana cost
Mana value	5.0
Type	Enchantment
Rarity	rare
Colors	B
EDHREC rank	505

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

"They tried to pierce your heart with a Morgul-knife which remains in the wound. If they had succeeded, you would have become like they are, only weaker and under their command." —Gandalf

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Magic 2010 $7.47 Magic 2014 $5.26 Commander 2013 $5.26 Commander 2017 $7.05 Iconic Masters $6.45 Secret Lair Drop $29.11 Time Spiral Remastered $6.01 Commander 2021 $8.15 Tales of Middle-earth Commander $5.15 Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales $6.29

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• 2009-10-01: 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.
• 2021-03-19: 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: 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.
• 2023-09-01: 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.
• 2024-04-12: 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.

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