Sanguine Bond

Combos with Sanguine Bond

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• Enduring Angel // Angelic Enforcer Infinite
  • Near-infinite lifegain
  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
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• Shard of the Nightbringer Infinite
  • Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  • Target opponent loses the game
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• Exquisite Blood Infinite
  • Infinite lifegain triggers
  • Infinite lifeloss
  • Infinite lifegain
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• Revival // Revenge Infinite
  • Near-infinite lifegain
  • Near-infinite lifeloss for up to two target opponents
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• Judith, Carnage Connoisseur Wheel of Misfortune Infinite
  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
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• Judith, Carnage Connoisseur Fire Covenant Infinite
  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
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• Verdant Sun's Avatar Serra Avatar Infinite
  • Near-infinite lifegain
  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  • Target opponent loses the game
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• Verdant Sun's Avatar Soul of Eternity Infinite
  • Near-infinite lifegain
  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  • Target opponent loses the game
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Rulings

5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.

• 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.

Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.

In the 99

Every deck whose current list includes Sanguine Bond, whatever its commander.