Nine Lives
Enchantment
Nine Lives
Enchantment
Card Text
Hexproof
If a source would deal damage to you, prevent that damage and put an incarnation counter on this enchantment.
When there are nine or more incarnation counters on this enchantment, exile it.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- EDHREC Rank
- #6,327
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (24)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Universe (MAR) | #3 | mythic | en | C.F. Villa & Brian Reber | $0.85 | $6.37 |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) | #3 | rare | en | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #793 | rare | en | Fiona Hsieh | — | $16.40 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #81938 | rare | en | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | en | Paul Scott Canavan | $0.64 | $0.83 |
| Core Set 2021 Promos (PM21) | #28s | rare | en | Paul Scott Canavan | — | $1.38 |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #344 | rare | en | Paul Scott Canavan | $1.21 | $1.91 |
| Core Set 2021 Promos (PM21) | #28p | rare | en | Paul Scott Canavan | $1.34 | $1.67 |
| Marvel Universe (MAR) | #3 | mythic | de | C.F. Villa & Brian Reber | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | de | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Marvel Universe (MAR) | #3 | mythic | es | C.F. Villa & Brian Reber | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | es | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Marvel Universe (MAR) | #3 | mythic | fr | C.F. Villa & Brian Reber | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #344 | rare | fr | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | fr | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | it | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Marvel Universe (MAR) | #3 | mythic | ja | C.F. Villa & Brian Reber | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | ja | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #344 | rare | ja | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | ko | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | pt | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | ru | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | zhs | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) | #28 | rare | zht | Paul Scott Canavan | — | — |
Official Rulings (5)
If damage that a source would deal to you can't be prevented, you still put an incarnation counter on Nine Lives.
If more than one source deals damage to you at once, prevent the damage from each of them and put that many incarnation counters on Nine Lives, even if this causes more than nine incarnation counters to be on Nine Lives. Leave it to cats to abuse loopholes.
Once the first triggered ability is on the stack, it won't trigger again, even if more damage is prevented and more incarnation counters are put onto it.
If you counter the first triggered ability or otherwise remove it from the stack, it will just trigger again immediately if Nine Lives still has nine or more incarnation counters on it.
The last ability of Nine Lives triggers no matter how it leaves the battlefield.
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