Nine Lives
~$0.67 low · ~$19.69 high
White. Enchantment
Core Set 2021 #28 · Illustrated by Paul Scott Canavan
Core Set 2021 #28 · Illustrated by Paul Scott CanavanWhat is Nine Lives worth?
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Oracle 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.
Format legality
All 6 printings of Nine Lives
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marvel Universe mar #3· 2025Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €1.96 · €5.37 foil | mythic | $2.77 | $7.00 | €1.96€5.37 foil | |
 Secret Lair Drop sld #793· 2024Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €10.11 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $19.69 | €10.11 foil | |
 Core Set 2021 m21 #28· 2020rare· Cardmarket €0.69 · €1.16 foil | rare | $0.67 | $0.84 | €0.69€1.16 foil | |
 Core Set 2021 m21 #344· 2020Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €1.87 · €1.87 foil | rare | $1.37 | $2.09 | €1.87€1.87 foil | |
 Core Set 2021 Promos pm21 #28p· 2020Promorare· Cardmarket €0.79 · €1.14 foil | rare | $1.58 | $3.00 | €0.79€1.14 foil | |
 Core Set 2021 Promos pm21 #28s· 2020Promorare· Cardmarket €1.76 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $3.40 | €1.76 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #6,343 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Hexproof
- Artists
- C.F. Villa & Brian Reber, Fiona Hsieh, Paul Scott Canavan
Rulings (5)
2020-06-23
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.
2020-06-23
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.
2020-06-23
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.
2020-06-23
The last ability of Nine Lives triggers no matter how it leaves the battlefield.
2020-06-23
If damage that a source would deal to you can't be prevented, you still put an incarnation counter on Nine Lives.
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