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Reverse Damage
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The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.
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Gains you life. Relevant for lifegain-matters strategies and general survivability.
Gains you life. Relevant for lifegain-matters strategies and general survivability.
Prevents or punishes life gain — Erebos, Leyline of Punishment.
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.”
Discourages opponents from attacking you with taxes, penalties, and deterrents.
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Printings (20)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Anniversary Edition#332 | rare | · | · | · |
| 30th Anniversary Edition#35 | rare | · | · | · |
| Ninth Edition#35★ | rare | · | · | · |
| Ninth Edition#35 | rare | · | · | · |
| Seventh Edition#34★ | rare | · | · | · |
| Seventh Edition#34 | rare | · | · | · |
| Classic Sixth Edition#39 | rare | · | · | · |
| Fifth Edition#55 | rare | · | · | · |
| Introductory Two-Player Set#7 | rare | · | · | · |
| Rivals Quick Start Set#7 | rare | · | · | · |
| Pro Tour Collector Set#et45sb | rare | · | · | · |
| Pro Tour Collector Set#pp45sb | rare | · | · | · |
| Fourth Edition#45 | rare | · | · | · |
| Summer Magic / Edgar#35 | rare | · | · | · |
| Revised Edition#35 | rare | · | · | · |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition#36 | rare | · | · | · |
| Collectors' Edition#36 | rare | · | · | · |
| Unlimited Edition#36 | rare | · | · | · |
| Limited Edition Beta#36 | rare | · | · | · |
| Limited Edition Alpha#35 | rare | · | · | · |
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.
Damage dealt by a source with lifelink causes that source’s controller, or its owner if it has no controller, to gain that much life (in addition to any other results that damage causes). See rule 120.3.
If an object changes zones before an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had lifelink.
The lifelink rules function no matter what zone an object with lifelink deals damage from.
Rulings
It only affects damage dealt by the source one time. If the source damages you a second time this turn, the damage will not be reversed.