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Fortifying Draught
Instant
uncommon
You gain 2 life. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
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An instant-speed spell that modifies combat — pump, protection, or removal during combat.
A keyword ability that lets a creature deal its combat damage twice. See rule 702.4, “Double Strike.”
Gains you life. Relevant for lifegain-matters strategies and general survivability.
Gains you life. Relevant for lifegain-matters strategies and general survivability.
Triggers or payoffs when you gain life — not just life gain itself, but caring about it.
A keyword ability that causes a player to gain life. See rule 702.15, “Lifelink.”
A spell or ability that gives a temporary power/toughness boost.
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Printings (2)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List#STX-132 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages#132 | uncommon | · | · | · |
Related Rules
Damage dealt by a source with lifelink causes that source’s controller to gain that much life, in addition to the damage’s other results.
Finally, the damage event occurs.
A keyword counter on a permanent or on a card in a zone other than the battlefield causes that object to gain that keyword. The keywords that a keyword counter can be are flying, first strike, double strike, deathtouch, decayed, exalted, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, shadow, trample, and vigilance, as well as any variants of those keywords. See rule 613.1f.
Lifelink
Lifelink is a static ability.
The combat phase has five steps, which proceed in order: beginning of combat, declare attackers, declare blockers, combat damage, and end of combat. The declare blockers and combat damage steps are skipped if no creatures are declared as attackers or put onto the battlefield attacking (see rule 508.8). There are two combat damage steps if any attacking or blocking creature has first strike (see rule 702.7) or double strike (see rule 702.4).
If at least one attacking or blocking creature has first strike (see rule 702.7) or double strike (see rule 702.4) as the combat damage step begins, the only creatures that assign combat damage in that step are those with first strike or double strike. After that step, instead of proceeding to the end of combat step, the phase gets a second combat damage step. The only creatures that assign combat damage in that step are the remaining attackers and blockers that had neither first strike nor double strike as the first combat damage step began, as well as the remaining attackers and blockers that currently have double strike. After that step, the phase proceeds to the end of combat step.
An effect may state that “the same is true for” a list of keyword abilities or similar. If one of those keyword abilities has variants or variables and the effect grants that keyword or counters of that keyword to one or more objects and/or players, it grants each appropriate variant and variable of that keyword.
Rulings
Fortifying Draught counts the total amount of life gained without considering any life you lost during that turn. For example, if you lost 2 life and gained 3 life earlier in the turn, you will gain 2 more life from Fortifying Draught and the target creature will get +5/+5.