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Phial of Galadriel
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Phial of Galadriel

{3}

Legendary Artifact

If you would draw a card while you have no cards in hand, draw two cards instead.

If you would gain life while you have 5 or less life, you gain twice that much life instead.

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

"May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out."

Set
Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR #248s)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2023-06-23
Artist
Andrea Piparo
EDHREC rank
#4,360
Finishes
Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.29
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos 10

Judith, Carnage Connoisseur+Wheel of Misfortune+Phial of Galadriel
{B}{R}
Near-infinite lifegain
Hylda of the Icy Crown+Mind Over Matter+Phial of Galadriel
{W}{U}
Tap all creatures opponents control during each turn
Treasonous Ogre+Evra, Halcyon Witness+Phial of Galadriel
{R}{W}
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite power for any creatureInfinite red mana
Oath of Lim-Dûl+Skirge Familiar+Phial of Galadriel
{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggers
Idle Thoughts+Mind Over Matter+Phial of Galadriel
{U}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggers
Skirge Familiar+Phial of Galadriel+Vodalian Wave-Knight+Sage of Fables
{W}{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Idle Thoughts+Skirge Familiar+Phial of Galadriel
{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggers
Mind Over Matter+Phial of Galadriel+Vodalian Wave-Knight+Sage of Fables
{W}{U}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Oath of Lim-Dûl+Mind Over Matter+Phial of Galadriel
{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggers
Sphinx's Disciple+Mind Over Matter+Phial of Galadriel
{U}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggers

All 10 combos.

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2023-06-16

    Any time you are instructed to draw more than one card, you draw them one at a time. For example, if you control Phial of Galadriel and have no cards in hand and you're instructed to "draw two cards," your first card draw is replaced by drawing two cards, then you'll draw the second card from the original instruction. In total, you'll draw three cards.

  • 2023-06-16

    If an effect would set your life total to a specific number that's higher than your current life total, that effect causes you to gain life equal to the difference. If your life total is 5 or less, Phial of Galadriel will then double the amount of life that effect would cause you to gain. For example, if you have 3 life and an effect says that your life total "becomes 10," you would gain 7 life which Phial doubles to 14, so your life total will actually become 17.

  • 2023-06-16

    If two or more replacement effects would apply to a card-drawing event, the player drawing the card chooses the order in which to apply them.

  • 2023-06-16

    If you somehow control more than one Phial of Galadriel, each one will effectively add one card. For example, if you control two Phials of Galadriel and would draw a card while you have no cards in hand, the effect of one Phial of Galadriel will replace the event "draw a card" with "draw two cards." The effect of the other Phial of Galadriel will replace the drawing of the first of those two cards with "draw two cards." In total, you would draw three cards.

  • 2023-06-16

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Phial of Galadriel's second ability to apply, even though it will cause your team's life total to increase.

  • 2023-06-16

    The second abilities of multiple Phials of Galadriel are cumulative. If you control two, life gained while you have 5 or less life will be multiplied by 4. Three Phials will multiply that life gain by 8. And so on.

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