Akul the Unrepentant

Akul the Unrepentant

Legendary Creature — Scorpion Dragon Rogue

Mana cost: {B}{B}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Flying, trample
You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery and only once each turn.

activated Sacrifice three other creatures —

activated Sacrifice three other creatures —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a creature onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

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

a Dragon attacks — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

When Akul the Unrepentant attacks:

  1. Silumgar, the Drifting Death — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
  3. The Ur-Dragon — draws you that many cards
  4. Atarka, World Render — grants double strike
  5. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  6. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage
  7. Ojutai, Soul of Winter — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
  8. Dromoka, the Eternal — puts a counter on a permanent

a Dragon deals combat damage — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

When Akul the Unrepentant deals combat damage:

  1. Parapet Thrasher — triggers
  2. Broodcaller Scourge — puts a permanent onto the battlefield
  3. Zurgo and Ojutai — triggers

a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

When Akul the Unrepentant enters:

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — makes a token
  2. Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm — makes a token

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 488 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Akul the Unrepentant counters as it enters

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

a Dragon creature it boosts — 523 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Crucible of Fire — Crucible of Fire gives Akul the Unrepentant bigger stats

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

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

When Akul the Unrepentant enters:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  3. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  5. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  6. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame — copies a permanent
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers

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

a Rogue attacks — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Soaring Thought-Thief — When Akul the Unrepentant attacks, Soaring Thought-Thief mills a card

a Rogue deals combat damage — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Anowon, the Ruin Thief — When Akul the Unrepentant deals combat damage, Anowon, the Ruin Thief mills a card

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

a Rogue creature enters the battlefield — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Cloak and Dagger — When Akul the Unrepentant enters, Cloak and Dagger triggers

a Rogue enters the battlefield — 659 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Akul the Unrepentant enters, Thieves' Guild Enforcer mills a card

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

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Akul the Unrepentant:

  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 (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Akul the Unrepentant:

  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 (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

Akul the Unrepentant 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 (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Akul the Unrepentant:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back

66 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 (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Rivaz of the Claw — When Rivaz of the Claw dies thanks to Akul the Unrepentant, it exiles itself

461 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 (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Akul the Unrepentant fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Akul the Unrepentant 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 enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Akul the Unrepentant is one).

  1. Malik, Grim Manipulator — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters thanks to Akul the Unrepentant, it triggers
  2. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — When Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace enters thanks to Akul the Unrepentant, it makes an opponent sacrifice a creature

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