Altar of the Brood

Altar of the Brood

Artifact

Mana cost: {1}

How we read this card

Whenever another permanent you control enters, each opponent mills a card.

triggered — mills a card

Causes: mill a card.

Cares about: a permanent enters the battlefield.

Works well with

put a permanent onto the battlefield — 152 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. It That Betrays — When It That Betrays enters, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  2. Nazgûl Battle-Mace — When Nazgûl Battle-Mace enters, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  3. Pyxis of Pandemonium — When Pyxis of Pandemonium enters, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  4. Mole Module — When Mole Module enters, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  5. Anticausal Vestige — When a permanent enters thanks to Anticausal Vestige, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  6. Matter Reshaper — When a permanent enters thanks to Matter Reshaper, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  7. Staff of Eden, Vault's Key — When a permanent enters thanks to Staff of Eden, Vault's Key, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  8. Desecrate Reality — When a permanent enters thanks to Desecrate Reality, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  9. Deep Space 9 — When Deep Space 9 enters, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  10. Planar Bridge — When a permanent enters thanks to Planar Bridge, Altar of the Brood mills a card

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

a card is milled — 772 cards in the game can cause this (Altar of the Brood is one).

  1. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — When a permanent makes a player mill a card thanks to Altar of the Brood, Lo and Li, Royal Advisors puts a counter on an Advisor

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Altar of the Brood is one).

When Altar of the Brood is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Altar of the Brood is one).

When Altar of the Brood enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Altar of the Brood is one).

When Altar of the Brood enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

56 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 (Altar of the Brood is one).

  1. Vessel of Endless Rest — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Vessel of Endless Rest can bring back
  2. Fire Nation Salvagers — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Fire Nation Salvagers can bring back
  3. Bloodbond March — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  4. Heart-Shaped Herb — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  5. Enlightened Confidant — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  6. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  7. Grazing Kelpie — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Grazing Kelpie can bring back
  8. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Altar of the Brood would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  9. Spurnmage Advocate — Altar of the Brood puts cards into the graveyard that Spurnmage Advocate can bring back
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Altar of the Brood fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Altar of the Brood is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Altar of the Brood:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  5. Compost — draws you 1 card
  6. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

5 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 (Altar of the Brood is one).

When Altar of the Brood enters:

  1. HYDRA Assault Robot — deals 1 damage
  2. Era of Innovation — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Altar of the Brood is one).

When Altar of the Brood is cast:

  1. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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