Scion of the Swarm

Scion of the Swarm from Foundations Jumpstart. Uncommon MTG card for deck building and Commander. View rules, legality, and compare prices from multiple sellers.

Scion of the Swarm Magic: The Gathering card image
View Cropped Image

Download Full Image ( Card | Crop )

Show All Legalities >>

Brawl Legal
Commander Legal
Duel Legal
Explorer Legal
Gladiator Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Penny Legal
Pioneer Legal
Timeless Legal
Vintage Legal
Card Set Foundations Jumpstart  
Card Type Creature — Vampire Cleric
Rarity   Uncommon  
Mana Cost
Card Stats   3 /   3
Card Text Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Flavor Text Vampires are now masters of their own fates, commanders of their own legions.
Card Number #487
Artist Ekaterina Burmak
Subtypes Cleric , Vampire
Keywords Flying
Card Languages English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Spanish
Frame Version 2015
Border Color Black
EDHREC Rank 15057
Reprint? Yes
Is Promo? No
Oversized? No
Joke Card? No
In Starter? No
Time Shifted? No
Show More >>
Currently no one is offering this product for sale on mtgcardsbuy.com. Be the first by signing up as a beta vendor!

3rd Party Listings

Disclosure: The links below are advertisements. We may receive a commission if you click through and make a purchase on eBay.

3rd Party Offer Image Title Price
eBay

Scion of the Swarm [J25 - 487] Near Mint

$1.79

Price History

Other Printings

Show All Sets Contained In >>

Card Rulings

2020-09-25

An ability that triggers "whenever you gain life" triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life you gain.

2020-09-25

If Scion of the Swarm is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it won't receive a counter from its ability in time to save it.

2020-09-25

Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage causes a separate life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, a "whenever you gain life" ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

2020-09-25

In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Scion of the Swarm's ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.

2020-09-25

Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage causes a separate life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, Scion of hte Swarm's ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, planeswalkers, and/or battles at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

2020-09-25

The last ability of Scion of the Swarm triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Dazzling Angel or 4 life from Apothecary Stomper.

2020-09-25

If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something or "equal to the number" of something, that life is gained as one event and Scion of the Swarm's ability triggers only once.

2020-09-25

In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause the ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.

2020-09-25

If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something, that life is gained as one event and the ability will trigger only once.