Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Whenever Qala attacks, other attacking creatures you control get +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of counters on Qala.
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Qala.
: You gain 1 life.
3 / 3
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25 #32)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Artist
- Yoshiya
- EDHREC rank
- #7,578
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 3
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Hinterland Sanctifier
- Ajani's Pridemate
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
- Lifecreed Duo
- Soul Warden
- Lunarch Veteran
- Soul's Attendant
- Ajani's Welcome
- Linden, the Steadfast Queen
- Voice of the Blessed
- Guide of Souls
- Cleric Class
- Exemplar of Light
- Suture Priest
- Essence Channeler
- Cat Collector
- Impassioned Orator
- Elenda's Hierophant
- Case of the Uneaten Feast
- Distinguished Conjurer
- Pristine Talisman
- Authority of the Consuls
- Dazzling Angel
- Sunscorch Regent
- Ajani, Strength of the Pride
- Auriok Champion
- The Gaffer
- Leyline of Hope
- Radiant Fountain
- Felidar Sovereign
- Dawn of Hope
- Haliya, Guided by Light
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- Light of Promise
- Aerith Gainsborough
- Well of Lost Dreams
- Attended Healer
- Griffin Aerie
- Ocelot Pride
- Angel's Feather
- Prism Ring
- Adventurer's Inn
- Leonin Warleader
- Revitalize
- Angel of Vitality
- Kabira Crossroads
- Regal Caracal
- Aunt May
- Healer's Hawk
- Kor Celebrant
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Plains
- Sol Ring
- Soul Warden
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
- Hinterland Sanctifier
- Ajani's Pridemate
- Swords to Plowshares
- Soul's Attendant
- Lifecreed Duo
- Path to Exile
- Authority of the Consuls
- Arcane Signet
- Exemplar of Light
- Ajani's Welcome
- Lunarch Veteran
- Linden, the Steadfast Queen
- Suture Priest
- Pearl Medallion
- Guide of Souls
- Cleric Class
- Voice of the Blessed
- Oketra's Monument
- Generous Gift
- Dazzling Angel
- Impassioned Orator
- Distinguished Conjurer
- Essence Channeler
- Cat Collector
- Elenda's Hierophant
- Case of the Uneaten Feast
- Pristine Talisman
- Rogue's Passage
- Stroke of Midnight
- Haliya, Guided by Light
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Sunscorch Regent
- Dawn of Hope
- Angel of Vitality
- Ajani, Strength of the Pride
- Felidar Sovereign
- Radiant Fountain
- Auriok Champion
- Well of Lost Dreams
- Welcoming Vampire
- The Gaffer
- Leyline of Hope
- The Wind Crystal
- Aerith Gainsborough
- Light of Promise
Format legality
Rulings
- 2024-11-08
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, Qala's second ability 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.
- 2024-11-08
If Qala is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it won't receive a counter from its second ability in time to save it.
- 2024-11-08
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 Qala's second ability triggers only once.
- 2024-11-08
In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Qala's second ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.
- 2024-11-08
Qala's second ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Dazzling Angel or 4 life from Apothecary Stomper.
- 2024-11-08
The value of X is calculated only once, as Qala's first ability resolves.