Nirkana Assassin

The List (PLST) #BFZ-118 · Common · Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally

Mana cost: {2}{B}

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

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

Power/toughness 2/3 · Illustrated by Viktor Titov · Released November 7, 2019

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.01 USD (3.2%) to $0.30 USD; low $0.29 USD, high $0.33 USD.

Printings

  1. Jumpstart 2022 #449 (J22) · Common · 2022 · $0.18 USD
  2. The List #BFZ-118 (this printing) · Common · 2019 · $0.30 USD
  3. Battle for Zendikar #118 (BFZ) · Common · 2015 · $0.06 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2015-08-25 · wotc — 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.
  2. 2015-08-25 · wotc — 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.
  3. 2015-08-25 · wotc — 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.

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