Preacher of the Schism
Creature — Vampire Cleric
[[ keyword: "Deathtouch" ]]
Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with [[ keyword: "lifelink" ]].
Whenever this creature attacks while you have the most life or are tied for most life, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Donato Giancola
Rulings
Preacher of the Schism's middle ability triggers only if it attacks a player. It won't trigger if Preacher of the Schism attacks a planeswalker or battle, no matter what its controller's life total is.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)
If you are tied for most life and Preacher of the Schism attacks another player who is tied for most life, both its middle and its last ability will trigger.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)
Once Preacher of the Schism's middle ability triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll create a Vampire token even if the player Preacher of the Schism attacked doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)
Similarly, once Preacher of the Schism's last ability triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll draw a card and lose 1 life even if you don't have the most life as the ability resolves.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)
Printings
Rulings
Preacher of the Schism's middle ability triggers only if it attacks a player. It won't trigger if Preacher of the Schism attacks a planeswalker or battle, no matter what its controller's life total is.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)
If you are tied for most life and Preacher of the Schism attacks another player who is tied for most life, both its middle and its last ability will trigger.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)
Once Preacher of the Schism's middle ability triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll create a Vampire token even if the player Preacher of the Schism attacked doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)
Similarly, once Preacher of the Schism's last ability triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll draw a card and lose 1 life even if you don't have the most life as the ability resolves.
(wotc • 2023-11-10)