Abyssal Gorestalker

Abyssal Gorestalker

Creature — Horror

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

triggered —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker, it exiles a Nightmare

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Abyssal Gorestalker onto the battlefield from your library

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Horror deals combat damage — 382 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When Abyssal Gorestalker deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

Abyssal Gorestalker puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

When Abyssal Gorestalker dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token

60 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When Abyssal Gorestalker dies, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When Abyssal Gorestalker dies, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When Abyssal Gorestalker dies, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When Abyssal Gorestalker dies, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker, it makes a token
  6. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker, it draws you 1 card
  7. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  8. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker, it triggers
  9. Saffi Eriksdotter — When Abyssal Gorestalker dies, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself

452 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When Abyssal Gorestalker leaves the battlefield, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Abyssal Gorestalker, it exiles itself

18 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

Abyssal Gorestalker fills your graveyard toward the:

  1. Havi, the All-Father — 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

442 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Abyssal Gorestalker attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

220 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Abyssal Gorestalker is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Abyssal Gorestalker attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

148 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.