Creature - Vampire 4/4, 4BB (6) Flying {R}, {T}: Vein Drinker deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to Vein Drinker. Whenever a creature dealt damage by Vein Drinker this turn is put into a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on Vein Drinker.
Illus. Lars Grant-West
10/1/2008: When the first ability resolves, if the targeted creature is no longer in play, the ability is countered for having no legal targets. No damage is dealt.
10/1/2008: When the first ability resolves, if the targeted creature is still in play but Vein Drinker is not, Vein Drinker will still deal damage equal to its power as it last existed in play to the targeted creature.
10/1/2008: Each time a creature is put into a graveyard from play, check whether Vein Drinker had dealt damage to it at any time during that turn. If so, Vein Drinker's third ability will trigger. It doesn't matter whether the damage was combat damage or not. It also doesn't matter who controlled the creature or whose graveyard it was put into.
10/1/2008: If Vein Drinker's first ability causes Vein Drinker and the targeted creature to deal lethal damage to each other, they'll be destroyed at the same time. Vein Drinker's triggered ability will trigger, but it will have been put into a graveyard before it would receive any counters. The ability will do nothing when it resolves.
Shards of Alara
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