Tainted Sigil

Commanders that run Tainted Sigil most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Mister Negative: 2,383 decks
• Betor, Ancestor's Voice: 1,439 decks
• Liesa, Shroud of Dusk: 1,189 decks
• Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel: 1,058 decks
• Verrak, Warped Sengir: 1,055 decks
• Astarion, the Decadent: 1,010 decks
• Licia, Sanguine Tribune: 912 decks
• Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin: 875 decks

Often played with Tainted Sigil

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Rowan, Scion of War
• Treasonous Ogre
• Reverse the Sands
• Infernal Contract
• Oketra's Last Mercy
• Repay in Kind
• Magus of the Mirror
• Soul Conduit
• Stunning Reversal
• Mischievous Poltergeist

Rulings

• 2009-05-01: If you lose enough life to lower your life total to 0 or less, you’ll lose the game as a state-based actions before you activate Tainted Sigil’s ability.
• 2009-05-01: When Tainted Sigil’s ability resolves, it checks how much life each player lost over the course of the turn, then it totals that number and you gain that much life in one shot. It doesn’t matter how a player lost life or what caused it. It also doesn’t matter if Tainted Sigil wasn’t on the battlefield when some or all of the life was lost.
• 2009-05-01: Tainted Sigil’s ability counts the life lost by all players, including you.
• 2009-05-01: Tainted Sigil’s ability checks only whether life was lost. It doesn’t care whether life was also gained. For example, say one player lost 4 life during the turn and no one else lost any, but that same player also gained 6 life that turn. That player has a higher life total than they started the turn with — but Tainted Sigil’s ability counts only the life loss, so you’ll gain 4 life.