Cradle of Vitality 

Enchantment
Oracle text (EN)
Enchantment
Whenever you gain life, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.
Printing details
- Set
- ALA · 7
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Trevor Hairsine
- Released
- 2008-10-03
- Prices
- €0.47 · $0.52
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €0.47 | €0.28 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.48 | €0.28 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.47 30-day avg €0.46 | low €0.66 trend €1.50 30-day avg €1.36 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.28 with Zero from €0.55 | NM from €3.24 with Zero from €3.24 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.22 | NM from €1.60 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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You choose a target when the ability triggers. You don’t choose whether to pay
until the ability resolves.
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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.
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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.