Lion Vulture

Oracle Text

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
At the beginning of your end step, if an opponent lost life this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and draw a card. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Card Details

2/2Power / Toughness

3BMana Cost

1Prints

Set

Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal · View all prints →

Character Background

Lion Vulture is a tidy black evasive threat that rewards the kind of game plan that chips in early and keeps the pressure on, making it especially appealing in tempo or midrange shells that can reliably trigger life loss every turn. A 2/2 flyer for four is modest, but the end-step payoff is excellent: once an opponent has lost life, it starts growing and replacing itself, turning combat damage, pings, and incidental drain into a snowballing source of value. In practice, pair it with cheap burn, attack triggers, or life-drain effects so the condition is met before combat ends; even a single point from a removal spell to the face can turn on the draw. Deckbuilding-wise, it fits well beside cards that pings opponents repeatedly or reward incremental damage, since each turn it can become both a larger clock and a steady card advantage engine. Its Cat Bird identity also evokes a scavenger that thrives after a kill, which matches its attrition-focused role nicely.

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