Ambush Commander

Ambush Commander

Creature — Elf

Mana cost: {3}{G}{G}

How we read this card

Forests you control are 1/1 green Elf creatures that are still lands.

static — turns something into a creature

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

activated {1}{G}, Sacrifice an Elf —

activated {1}{G}, Sacrifice an Elf — gives +3/+3

Causes: sacrifice an Elf, an Elf is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: an Elf to sacrifice, a Forest it applies animate to.

Works well with

an Elf in a graveyard — 19 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

Ambush Commander puts cards into the:

  1. Elvish Eulogist — graveyard, and Elvish Eulogist gets bigger
  2. Morcant's Eyes — graveyard, and Morcant's Eyes gets bigger
  3. Harald Unites the Elves — graveyard that Harald Unites the Elves can bring back
  4. Mirkwood Elk — graveyard that Mirkwood Elk can bring back
  5. Elderfang Ritualist — graveyard that Elderfang Ritualist can bring back
  6. Morcant's Loyalist — graveyard that Morcant's Loyalist can bring back

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

a nontoken Elf is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 19 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

When you sacrifice an Elf to Ambush Commander:

  1. Prowess of the Fair — makes a token
  2. Skemfar Avenger — draws you 1 card

an Elf is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 19 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

When you sacrifice an Elf to Ambush Commander:

  1. Miara, Thorn of the Glade — draws you 1 card
  2. Elderfang Venom — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Serpent's Soul-Jar — exiles it

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

an Elf attacks — 723 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

When Ambush Commander attacks:

  1. Celeborn the Wise — scries
  2. Tyvar the Bellicose — grants deathtouch
  3. Arboreal Alliance — triggers

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

a nontoken Elf enters the battlefield — 728 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

  1. Wirewood Hivemaster — When Ambush Commander enters, Wirewood Hivemaster makes a token

an Elf enters the battlefield — 752 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

When Ambush Commander enters:

  1. Wolverine Riders — gains you its toughness life
  2. Elvish Warmaster — makes a token
  3. Elvish Vanguard — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Marwyn, the Nurturer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Woodland Weavemaster — gets +1/+1
  6. High Perfect Morcant — puts a counter on a permanent an opponent controls
  7. Maralen, Fae Ascendant — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice an Elf to Ambush Commander, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

2 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 (Ambush Commander is one).

  1. Long Feng, Grand Secretariat — When you sacrifice an Elf to Ambush Commander, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat puts a counter on a creature

10 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 (Ambush Commander is one).

  1. Thor, God of Thunder — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  3. Transplant Theorist — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  4. Heart-Shaped Herb — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  5. Wayward Angel — Ambush Commander fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  6. Rescue from the Underworld — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  7. Victimize — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
  8. Bound // Determined — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Bound // Determined can bring back
  9. Enlightened Confidant — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  10. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Ambush Commander puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back

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 (Ambush Commander is one).

When an Elf hits the graveyard thanks to Ambush Commander:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  3. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  4. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

7 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 (Ambush Commander is one).

When Ambush Commander attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food

122 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 (Ambush Commander is one).

When Ambush Commander attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Saw — sacrifices a creature

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

When Ambush Commander is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Ambush Commander is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Ambush Commander enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

32 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 (Ambush Commander is one).

When Ambush Commander enters:

  1. Enduring Innocence — draws you 1 card
  2. Enduring Courage — gives +2/+0
  3. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  4. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

343 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 (Ambush Commander is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Ambush Commander enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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