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Ayara, First of Locthwain

$5.80

Plague of Vermin

$20.01

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Ayara, First of Locthwain + Plague of Vermin

Overview

When Plague of Vermin resolves you may pay life to create Rat tokens; any 1/1 black Rats that enter the battlefield under your control cause Ayara, First of Locthwain’s triggered ability to trigger once per entering creature (if N Rats enter, you get N triggers). Payments of life are limited by players’ life totals and the game’s Ruling [2008-05-01], and in Two-Headed Giant the opposing team’s life loss/gain is applied as described in Ruling [2019-10-04].

Step 1

Plague of Vermin resolves; starting with you each player in turn order is given the opportunity to pay any amount of life (players may pay 0), but each payment greater than 0 must be less than or equal to that player's life total [Ruling 2008-05-01].

Step 2

When a player pays N life during one of those payments, that player loses N life immediately (the payment is subtracted from their life total) and then creates N 1/1 black Rat creature tokens under that player's control .

Step 3

If any of those created Rat tokens enter the battlefield under your control, each such entering creature causes Ayara’s triggered ability to trigger once (if multiple enter simultaneously, Ayara’s ability triggers once per creature that entered simultaneously).

Step 4

The triggered abilities go on the stack and, as each resolves, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life as stated on Ayara (the effect of each trigger is independent).

Step 5

If an effect prevents you from gaining life, the gain portion will not occur and the exchange won’t happen as described by .

Step 6

Repeat the payment step for each player in turn order; Plague repeats the process until a full round occurs in which every player pays 0 life (or chooses not to pay).

Resolution

When Plague of Vermin resolves, starting with you each player may pay any amount of life (no more than their life total) [Ruling 2008-05-01]. For each 1 life a player pays, that player creates a 1/1 black Rat token. Each Rat that enters the battlefield under your control causes Ayara’s ability to trigger once; if multiple Rats enter simultaneously, Ayara’s ability triggers once for each of those creatures. Each time one of those triggers resolves, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. In Two-Headed Giant, use the governing Ruling for how the life changes apply to teams [Ruling 2019-10-04].

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