Cradle of Vitality
Enchantment
Rarity
Rare
Mana Cost
Price · Cardmarket trend
€0.42
Artist
Trevor Hairsine
Cardmarket trend via Scryfall, as of 10/28/2026. May differ from the actual price.
Oracle 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.
Rulings (3)
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Wizards of the CoastYou choose a target when the ability triggers. You don’t choose whether to pay until the ability resolves.
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Wizards of the CoastCradle 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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Wizards of the CoastIf 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.
Other Printings
Jumpstart (jmp)
€0.61
Shards of Alara (ala)
€0.48