Sanguine Bond
~$5.45 low · ~$30.08 high
Black. Enchantment
Tales of Middle-earth Commander #208 · Illustrated by Joseph Meehan
Tales of Middle-earth Commander #208 · Illustrated by Joseph MeehanWhat is Sanguine Bond worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
"Blood is constant. Every drop I drink, someone must bleed." —Vradeen, vampire nocturnus
Format legality
All 10 printings of Sanguine Bond
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Secret Lair Drop sld #1799· 2024Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €17.68 · €21.67 foil | rare | $30.08 | — | €17.68€21.67 foil | |
 Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales wot #35· 2023BorderlessShowcaserare· Cardmarket €4.79 · €7.71 foil | rare | $6.98 | $10.54 | €4.79€7.71 foil | |
 Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #208· 2023rare· Cardmarket €4.71 | rare | $5.52 | No foil printing | €4.71 | |
 Commander 2021 c21 #153· 2021rare· Cardmarket €4.17 | rare | $8.06 | No foil printing | €4.17 | |
 Time Spiral Remastered tsr #330· 2021Retro Framespecial· Cardmarket €4.54 · €17.06 foil | special | $5.96 | $29.85 | €4.54€17.06 foil | |
 Iconic Masters ima #107· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €4.23 · €4.82 foil | uncommon | $5.81 | $7.70 | €4.23€4.82 foil | |
 Commander 2017 c17 #124· 2017rare· Cardmarket €4.48 | rare | $7.22 | No foil printing | €4.48 | |
 Commander 2013 c13 #92· 2013rare· Cardmarket €3.69 | rare | $5.45 | No foil printing | €3.69 | |
 Magic 2014 m14 #112· 2013rare· Cardmarket €3.88 · €6.43 foil | rare | $5.56 | $9.95 | €3.88€6.43 foil | |
 Magic 2010 m10 #111· 2009rare· Cardmarket €3.23 · €6.05 foil | rare | $7.35 | $9.79 | €3.23€6.05 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 10
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #503 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Livia Prima, Harry Conway, Joseph Meehan, Jaime Jones
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tales of Middle-earth Commander card (#208).
0208 · LTC · R · EN
- 0208Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LTCSet code for Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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Also on this card
- Flavor text
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Rulings (5)
2009-10-01
Sanguine Bond's ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Soul Warden or 8 life from Tendrils of Corruption.
2021-03-19
If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something, that life is gained as one event and Sanguine Bond's ability triggers only once.
2021-03-19
If an ability triggers whenever an opponent loses life and causes you to gain life, such as the ability of Exquisite Blood, this will loop until either you win the game or a player takes an action to break the loop. If neither of these happen, the game ends in a draw.
2023-09-01
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, Sanguine Bond's ability will trigger twice and you may choose a different opponent for each trigger. 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.
2024-04-12
In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Sanguine Bond's ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.
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