Vincent, Vengeful Atoner 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
Menace Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on Vincent. Chaos — Whenever Vincent deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to each other opponent if Vincent's power is 7 or greater.
Complete guide
Vincent, Vengeful Atoner is an aggressive Legendary Assassin that grows stronger with every successful strike your army lands. Not only does he have menace to bypass early blockers, but he also features a devastating Chaos ability that can wipe out your other opponents once he reaches a certain power threshold. Mastering his triggers is key to turning a single combat phase into a game-ending event.
Scaling Power with Combat
Vincent has two distinct triggered abilities. The first is a static growth mechanic: whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, Vincent gains a +1/+1 counter. It is important to note that this trigger cares about the event of damage being dealt, not the number of creatures. If three creatures hit one opponent simultaneously, Vincent only gets one counter. However, if those creatures hit two different opponents (in a multiplayer game), Vincent would trigger twice, receiving two counters.
The Chaos Threshold
Vincent’s 'Chaos' ability is a secondary trigger that checks his power. When Vincent deals combat damage to an opponent, the game checks if his power is 7 or greater. If it is, he deals damage equal to his power to every other opponent. This damage is non-combat damage, meaning it won't trigger his own +1/+1 counter ability or cause a loop. The power check happens twice: once when the ability triggers and again when the ability resolves.
Common Timing Mistakes
Players often assume Vincent's power is 'locked in' once combat damage is dealt. However, according to the official rulings, Vincent's power must be 7 or greater at the moment the Chaos ability resolves. If an opponent uses a spell to reduce his power to 6 in response to the trigger, the ability will do nothing. Conversely, if Vincent is removed from the battlefield before the ability resolves, the game uses his 'last known information' to check what his power was before he left.
Strategic Deployment
To maximize Vincent, you want to attack with multiple creatures across different players to build counters quickly. Because he has menace, he is difficult to block, ensuring his Chaos ability triggers reliably. Once he reaches 7 power, he becomes a clock for the entire table, even if he only manages to connect with one player.
Interaction examples
Roaming ThroneIf Roaming Throne enters and you choose 'Assassin', it will double both of Vincent's triggered abilities. If Vincent and another creature deal combat damage to a player, the +1/+1 counter ability triggers twice, giving him two counters. If Vincent's power is 7 or greater and he deals combat damage, his Chaos ability will trigger twice, potentially dealing his power in damage to other opponents two times over.
Solemn SimulacrumIn a combat phase, you attack an opponent with both Vincent, Vengeful Atoner and Solemn Simulacrum. If both go unblocked and deal combat damage, the +1/+1 counter ability triggers. Even though two creatures dealt damage, they dealt it to the same player at the same time, so Vincent receives only one +1/+1 counter. If Vincent's power was already 6, this counter would bring him to 7, allowing his Chaos ability to resolve successfully.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The damage dealt by Vincent as a result of its last ability is not combat damage and therefore doesn't cause the ability to trigger again.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Vincent's last ability doesn't care what Vincent's power is when it deals combat damage to an opponent; it only matters what its power is when the ability resolves. For example, if Vincent's power was 7 when it dealt combat damage to an opponent but is reduced to 6 just before its last ability resolves, it won't deal any additional damage when the last ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If Vincent isn't on the battlefield when its last ability resolves, use its power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine whether it deals damage to each other opponent.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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