Glyph of Life · CommanderView

Glyph of Life

Glyph of Life

Instant

Oracle text

Choose target Wall creature. Whenever that creature is dealt damage by an attacking creature this turn, you gain that much life.

Any wall can be battered down, but at what cost?

Illustrated by Susan Van Camp

Released on June 1, 1994

Tags

cyclecycle leg glyphdelayed triggerdelayed triggerenragehatehate attackerhate typalhate typal wallhate typal walllifegainlifegainsingle target instant/sorcerysingle target instant/sorcerytriggered abilitytypaltypal creaturetypal walltypal wall

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitive Brawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Old School
Pauper Commander
Penny Dreadful
PreDH
Premodern
Tiny Leaders: Reborn

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2004-10-04
This is not redirection of damage. The wall still takes the damage.
2004-10-04
You can cast this targeting your opponent’s walls to good effect.