Sanguine Bond

Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #208 · Rare · Enchantment

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

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

Illustrated by Joseph Meehan · Released June 23, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.37 USD (6.3%) to $5.51 USD; low $4.92 USD, high $6.71 USD.

Printings

  1. Secret Lair Drop #1799 (SLD) · Rare · 2024 · $30.44 USD
  2. Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales #35 (WOT) · Rare · 2023 · $6.15 USD
  3. Tales of Middle-earth Commander #208 (this printing) · Rare · 2023 · $5.51 USD
  4. Commander 2021 #153 (C21) · Rare · 2021 · $8.16 USD
  5. Time Spiral Remastered #330 (TSR) · Special · 2021 · $6.01 USD
  6. Iconic Masters #107 (IMA) · Uncommon · 2017 · $5.84 USD
  7. Commander 2017 #124 (C17) · Rare · 2017 · $7.32 USD
  8. Commander 2013 #92 (C13) · Rare · 2013 · $5.43 USD
  9. Magic 2014 #112 (M14) · Rare · 2013 · $5.62 USD
  10. Magic 2010 #111 (M10) · Rare · 2009 · $7.35 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2009-10-01 · wotc — 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.
  2. 2021-03-19 · wotc — 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.
  3. 2021-03-19 · wotc — 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.
  4. 2023-09-01 · wotc — 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.
  5. 2024-04-12 · wotc — 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.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit · in 61% of 49 decks
  2. Liesa, Shroud of Dusk · in 60% of 48 decks
  3. Edgar Markov · in 38% of 50 decks
  4. Y'shtola, Night's Blessed · in 22% of 49 decks
  5. Dina, Essence Brewer · in 17% of 46 decks
  6. Massacre Girl, Known Killer · in 11% of 46 decks
  7. Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls · in 10% of 50 decks
  8. Killian, Decisive Mentor · in 8% of 49 decks

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