Enduring VitalityHow it works & interactions with other cards

A Boon for All Creatures

While Enduring Vitality is on the battlefield, every creature you control gains a mana-tapping ability. Because it has Vigilance, Enduring Vitality itself can attack during your combat phase and still be tapped for mana during your second main phase or an opponent's turn.

The Resurrection Process

When Enduring Vitality dies while it is a creature, its triggered ability checks its state at the moment it left the battlefield. If it was a creature, it returns to the battlefield immediately. However, it returns as a pure Enchantment, losing its creature types (Elk and Glimmer) and its Power/Toughness stats. Crucially, it retains the ability that grants mana-tapping to your other creatures.

Common Pitfalls

It is important to remember that if a token copy of Enduring Vitality dies, it cannot return to the battlefield because tokens cease to exist once they leave play. Additionally, if a non-token copy (like a Clone) dies while mimicking this card, it will return as a plain Enchantment, even if the original card was a creature.

Strategic Timing

Play Enduring Vitality early to accelerate your mana production. Since it grants mana of any color, it is an excellent fixer for multi-color decks. Do not fear trading it in combat, as its enchantment form is often harder for opponents to remove than a creature.

Interaction examples

Accelerated Value

Solemn Simulacrum

With Enduring Vitality on the battlefield, you cast Solemn Simulacrum. Upon entering, the Simulacrum fetches a land. Because of the Vitality, your Solemn Simulacrum now has the ability to tap for any color of mana immediately if it doesn't have summoning sickness, or on the next turn. This turns your utility creature into a repeatable mana source while you wait for a chance to block with it and draw a card.

Instant Mana Response

Sakura-Tribe Elder

You have Enduring Vitality and Sakura-Tribe Elder in play. You can tap Sakura-Tribe Elder to add one mana of any color to your mana pool to cast a spell. After that mana is spent, you can then activate Sakura-Tribe Elder's own ability, sacrificing it to search for a basic land. This sequence allows you to extract two separate mana benefits from a single small creature.