Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga

Vigilance

Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you or a permanent you control, that source's controller loses 2 life unless they pay {1}.

{2}{W}, Sacrifice three other creatures: Exile Elesh Norn, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)

I — Incubate 2 five times, then transform all Incubator tokens you control.

II — Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain double strike until end of turn.

III — Destroy all other permanents except for artifacts, lands, and Phyrexians. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

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Cards that do something similar expected a card that isn't here?

Bebop, Skull & Crossbones 84%

$0.26#10788

"Whenever this card deals combat damage to a player, you may draw X cards, where X is the number of counters on this card. If you do, you lose X life."

Psychic Purge 83%

#28115

"When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, that player loses 5 life."

Marionette Apprentice 83%

$0.83#560

"Whenever another creature or artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life."

Faerie Tauntings 83%

$2.57#11286

"Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, you may have each opponent lose 1 life."

Dragonlord Kolaghan 83%

$11.95#7710

"Whenever an opponent casts a creature or planeswalker spell with the same name as a card in their graveyard, that player loses 10 life."

Glass Asp 82%

$0.17#27109

"Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses 2 life at the beginning of their next draw step unless they pay {2} before that step."

Archfiend of Spite 81%

$0.80#8958

"Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to this creature, that source's controller loses that much life unless they sacrifice that many permanents of their choice."

Blood Scrivener 81%

$0.32#16723

"If you would draw a card while you have no cards in hand, instead you draw two cards and you lose 1 life."

Quest for the Nihil Stone 80%

$1.52#10315

"At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand and this enchantment has two or more quest counters on it, you may have that player lose 5 life."