Lampad of Death's Vigil is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
, Sacrifice a creature: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
How it works : Lampad of Death's Vigil
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Lampad of Death’s Vigil can be sacrificed to pay the cost of its own ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You gain only 1 life, no matter how many opponents lose life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
In a Two-Headed Giant game, each opposing team loses 2 life and you gain 1 life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Codie, Vociferous Codex + Rakdos, Lord of Riots + Lampad of Death's Vigil + Mass Hysteria
Near-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Codie by paying
and tapping it, adding 
. - 2Activate Lampad of Death's Vigil by paying and sacrificing Codie.
- 3Choose to return Codie to the command zone from your graveyard.
- 4Resolve the Lampad of Death's Vigil trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 5Cast Codie from the command zone by paying
due to Rakdos. - 6Repeat.
- 7NOTE: This combo ends once you have one opponent remaining, as the lifeloss from Lampad of Death's Vigil no longer covers Codie's increased commander tax.
- 8However, you may be able to get more iterations if you started the combo with three or more opponents, as Rakdos will decrease Codie's cost by
, outpacing the 
from commander tax, until you have two or less opponents.
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#2
Codie, Vociferous Codex + Rakdos, Lord of Riots + Lampad of Death's Vigil + Urabrask the Hidden
Near-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Codie by paying and tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Lampad of Death's Vigil by paying and sacrificing Codie.
- 3Choose to return Codie to the command zone from your graveyard.
- 4Resolve the Lampad of Death's Vigil trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 5Cast Codie from the command zone by paying due to Rakdos.
- 6Repeat.
- 7NOTE: This combo ends once you have one opponent remaining, as the lifeloss from Lampad of Death's Vigil no longer covers Codie's increased commander tax.
- 8However, you may be able to get more iterations if you started the combo with three or more opponents, as Rakdos will decrease Codie's cost by , outpacing the from commander tax, until you have two or less opponents.
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#3
Codie, Vociferous Codex + Rakdos, Lord of Riots + Lampad of Death's Vigil + Fervor
Near-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Codie by paying and tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Lampad of Death's Vigil by paying and sacrificing Codie.
- 3Choose to return Codie to the command zone from your graveyard.
- 4Resolve the Lampad of Death's Vigil trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 5Cast Codie from the command zone by paying due to Rakdos.
- 6Repeat.
- 7NOTE: This combo ends once you have one opponent remaining, as the lifeloss from Lampad of Death's Vigil no longer covers Codie's increased commander tax.
- 8However, you may be able to get more iterations if you started the combo with three or more opponents, as Rakdos will decrease Codie's cost by , outpacing the from commander tax, until you have two or less opponents.
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#4
Codie, Vociferous Codex + Rakdos, Lord of Riots + Lampad of Death's Vigil + Concordant Crossroads
Near-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Codie by paying and tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Lampad of Death's Vigil by paying and sacrificing Codie.
- 3Choose to return Codie to the command zone from your graveyard.
- 4Resolve the Lampad of Death's Vigil trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 5Cast Codie from the command zone by paying due to Rakdos.
- 6Repeat.
- 7NOTE: This combo ends once you have one opponent remaining, as the lifeloss from Lampad of Death's Vigil no longer covers Codie's increased commander tax.
- 8However, you may be able to get more iterations if you started the combo with three or more opponents, as Rakdos will decrease Codie's cost by , outpacing the from commander tax, until you have two or less opponents.
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#5
Codie, Vociferous Codex + Rakdos, Lord of Riots + Lampad of Death's Vigil + First Day of Class
Near-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast First Day of Class by paying .
- 2Activate Codie by paying and tapping it, adding .
- 3Activate Lampad of Death's Vigil by paying and sacrificing Codie.
- 4Choose to return Codie to the command zone from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Lampad of Death's Vigil trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 6Cast Codie from the command zone by paying due to Rakdos.
- 7First Day of Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Codie and giving it haste.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlpaupercommanderdueltlr
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