Vampire Scrivener 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.
Official card text
Flying Whenever you gain life during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Whenever you lose life during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
How it works : Vampire Scrivener
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The first ability of Vampire Scrivener triggers just once for each life-gaining or life-losing event, whether it's 1 life from Dazzling Angel or 4 life from Apothecary Stomper.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If Vampire Scrivener is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain or lose life during your turn, it won't receive a counter from its ability in time to save it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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, Vampire Scrivener's firstability 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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
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 Vampire Scrivener's first ability triggers only once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained or lost by your teammate during your turn won't cause either of Vampire Scrivener's abilities to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase or decrease.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
All Will Be One + Vampire Scrivener + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- 1Gain life.
- 2Vampire Scrivener triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it
- 3All Will Be One triggers, dealing 1 damage to an opponent.
- 4Bloodthirsty Conqueror triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
All Will Be One + Exquisite Blood + Vampire Scrivener
- 1Gain life.
- 2Vampire Scrivener triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it
- 3All Will Be One triggers, dealing 1 damage to an opponent.
- 4Exquisite Blood triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Walking Ballista + Vampire Scrivener
- 1Activate Vampire Scrivener by using Walking Ballista's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life due to its lifelink.
- 2Vampire Scrivener triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Repeat.
Shalai and Hallar + Vampire Scrivener
- 1Give Shalai and Hallar lifelink, if needed.
- 2Gain life.
- 3Vampire Scrivener triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Shalai and Hallar triggers, dealing damage to an opponent and causing you to gain life.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Deathbringer Thoctar + Vampire Scrivener
- 1Activate Vampire Scrivener by using Deathbringer Thoctar's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life due to its lifelink.
- 2Vampire Scrivener triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Repeat.
Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Triskelion + Vampire Scrivener
- 1Activate Vampire Scrivener by using Triskelion's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life due to its lifelink.
- 2Vampire Scrivener triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Repeat.
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