---
name: "Felidar Sovereign"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Cat Beast"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Vigilance"]
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "198"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai"
oracle_id: "5ae3cbb9-9f0c-4077-ae7c-fba660d7fb4b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/felidar-sovereign-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Felidar Sovereign
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Cat Beast
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 40 or more life, you win the game.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Felidar Savior](/printing/felidar-savior-fdn.md) — Creature — Cat Beast
2. [Prowling Felidar](/printing/prowling-felidar-znr.md) — Creature — Cat Beast
3. [Linden, the Steadfast Queen](/printing/linden-the-steadfast-queen-fdn.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
4. [Jedit's Dragoons](/printing/jedits-dragoons-ddi.md) — Creature — Cat Soldier
5. [Frondland Felidar](/printing/frondland-felidar-iko.md) — Creature — Cat Beast
6. [Guardian Lions](/printing/guardian-lions-m13.md) — Creature — Cat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #198
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2015-08-25)* Felidar Sovereign's triggered ability checks to see if you have 40 or more life as your upkeep begins. If you don't, the ability won't trigger at all. If you do, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have 40 or more life at that time, the ability won't do anything.
- *(2015-08-25)* In a Two-Headed Giant game, your life total is the same as your team's life total. As such, the ability triggers if your team has 40 or more life.