
First strike
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
Death took his humanity but not his skill with the knife.
Illustrated by Volkan Baǵa · Innistrad · #85
2011-09-22
You'll gain life equal to the creature's last known toughness before it died. For example, if Abattoir Ghoul deals 3 first-strike damage to a 7/7 creature and then you give the creature -5/-5 before the regular combat damage step, you'll gain 2 life.