Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root Price
5 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2021
Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root has been printed 5 times across 4 sets, first in 2021 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Strixhaven: School of Mages #161 at $0.89, while the most expensive is Strixhaven: School of Mages #333 at $5.55 — about 6× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $2.40. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 5x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (The List).
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Every Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strixhaven: School of Mages #161 (R) Cheapest | 2021 | $0.89 | $0.33 |
| The List #STX-161 (R) | 2023 | $1.43 | $0.33 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #161s (R) Foil | 2021 | $3.38 | $3.10 foil |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages #333 (R) | 2021 | $5.55 | $1.35 |
| Magic Online Promos #90236 (R) | 2021 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
6 PrecedentsIf you gain life at the same time a creature you control is dealt lethal damage, that creature dies before Lisette’s ability can put a +1/+1 counter on it.
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, and both Valentin and another effect are trying to exile it instead, that opponent chooses which effect to apply. If Valentin’s effect ends up not applying because of this choice, the triggered ability that allows you to pay 
won’t trigger, even if the creature card ends up in exile.
If you gain an amount of life “for each” of something, that life is gained as one event and the ability will trigger only once.
You may only pay 
once for each life gain event.
An ability that triggers “whenever you gain life” triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life you gain.
Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage causes a separate life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, a “whenever you gain life” ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.