Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani

Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}

How we read this card

You gain life equal to the number of creatures you control plus the number of planeswalkers you control.

activated +1 — gains you life

Create a 2/2 white Cat Soldier creature token named Ajani's Pridemate with that ability

activated −2 — makes a token

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this token.
If you have at least 15 life more than your starting life total, exile Ajani and each artifact and creature your opponents control.

activated 0 —

activated 0 —

Causes: gain life, create a Cat creature token, create a Soldier creature token, put a Cat creature token onto the battlefield, put a Soldier creature token onto the battlefield, exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, exile an artifact, exile a creature, an artifact leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: life is gained.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Ajani, Strength of the Pride an extra ability
  2. Deification — Deification gives Ajani, Strength of the Pride hexproof

310 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is exiled — 336 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

  1. Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When Ajani, Strength of the Pride is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Cat or Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Cat or Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Ajani, Strength of the Pride enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Cat or Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Cat or Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a Cat enters the battlefield — 414 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When a Cat enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride:

  1. Qasali Slingers — kills an artifact or enchantment an opponent controls
  2. Kemba, Kha Enduring — triggers

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 1,279 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When a Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride, Veteran's Armaments triggers

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When Ajani, Strength of the Pride gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Ajani, Strength of the Pride is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When a Cat or Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Ajani, Strength of the Pride makes a Cat or Soldier token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When a Cat or Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When Ajani, Strength of the Pride makes a Cat or Soldier token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 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 (Ajani is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Ajani is one).

When a Cat or Soldier enters thanks to Ajani, Strength of the Pride:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life
  5. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself

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