Veinwitch Coven

Veinwitch Coven card image

Veinwitch Coven: Creature - Vampire Warlock, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Menace. Whenever you gain life, you may pay B. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Vampire Warlock
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
228
Artist
Caio Monteiro
Commander rank
4,154 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Menace

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About Veinwitch Coven

Veinwitch Coven is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 228 in that set, with art by Caio Monteiro. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Commander 2021 (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Menace

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {B}. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Some Strixhaven study groups are more welcoming than others.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Veinwitch Coven by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Veinwitch Coven

Veinwitch Coven has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #151Rare2024
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90080Rare2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #373Rare2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #46Rare2021

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Veinwitch Coven, newest first.

  • 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, a "whenever you gain life" ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.
  • An ability that triggers "whenever you gain life" triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life you gain.
  • If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something, that life is gained as one event and the ability will trigger only once.
  • You may only pay {B} once for each life gain event.

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