Exemplar of Light

Exemplar of Light

Creature — Angel

Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on this creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

triggered — draws you 1 card

Causes: put a counter on anything, draw a card.

Cares about: life is gained.

Works well with

an Angel enters the battlefield — 354 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

When Exemplar of Light enters:

  1. Bishop of Wings — gains you 4 life
  2. Youthful Valkyrie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Seraph Sanctuary — gains you 1 life
  4. Righteous Valkyrie — gains you that creature's toughness life

an Angel creature it applies animate to — 357 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Angelic Armaments — Angelic Armaments gives Exemplar of Light life as a creature

356 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

gain life — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Haliya, Guided by Light — When Haliya, Guided by Light gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Liliana the Faultless — When Liliana the Faultless gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Enduring Innocence — When Enduring Innocence gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Suture Priest — When Suture Priest gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Distinguished Conjurer — When Distinguished Conjurer gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Auriok Champion — When Auriok Champion gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Impassioned Orator — When Impassioned Orator gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Soul Warden — When Soul Warden gains life, Exemplar of Light puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

2,066 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this.

When Exemplar of Light gets a:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — counter, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — counter, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — counter, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — counter, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — counter, Generous Patron draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — counter, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — counter, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — counter, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — counter, Bold Plagiarist puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — counter, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card
  11. Metallic Mimic — counter thanks to Metallic Mimic, it draws you 1 card
  12. Mysterious Pathlighter — counter thanks to Mysterious Pathlighter, it draws you 1 card
  13. Coin of Mastery — counter thanks to Coin of Mastery, it draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

When Exemplar of Light makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Exemplar of Light gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

When Exemplar of Light attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  7. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura

115 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

When Exemplar of Light attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

181 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

When Exemplar of Light blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  4. Dwindle — kills a creature

24 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — When Exemplar of Light attacks, Mardu Ascendancy makes a token

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

When Exemplar of Light enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself
  4. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  5. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  6. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  7. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  8. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  9. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

301 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Exemplar of Light is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Exemplar of Light enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

42 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.