Ancient Cellarspawn

Ancient Cellarspawn

Enchantment Creature — Horror

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Each spell you cast that's a Demon, Horror, or Nightmare costs {1} less to cast.

static — costs 1 less

Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast it was less than its mana value, target opponent loses life equal to the difference.

triggered —

triggered — makes each opponent lose life equal to the difference

Causes: cast a spell, make a player lose life.

Cares about: a Demon creature it makes cheaper to cast, a Horror creature it makes cheaper to cast, a Nightmare creature it makes cheaper to cast, a Demon artifact it makes cheaper to cast, a Horror artifact it makes cheaper to cast, a Nightmare artifact it makes cheaper to cast, a Demon enchantment it makes cheaper to cast, a Horror enchantment it makes cheaper to cast, a Nightmare enchantment it makes cheaper to cast, a Demon planeswalker it makes cheaper to cast, a Horror planeswalker it makes cheaper to cast, a Nightmare planeswalker it makes cheaper to cast, a Demon instant it makes cheaper to cast, a Horror instant it makes cheaper to cast, a Nightmare instant it makes cheaper to cast, a Demon sorcery it makes cheaper to cast, a Horror sorcery it makes cheaper to cast, a Nightmare sorcery it makes cheaper to cast, a Demon battle it makes cheaper to cast, a Horror battle it makes cheaper to cast, a Nightmare battle it makes cheaper to cast.

Works well with

a spell is cast — 155 cards in the game can cause this (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

  1. Glaring Fleshraker — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Glaring Fleshraker makes a token
  2. The Kingpin of Crime — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, The Kingpin of Crime drains each opponent
  3. Leader's Talent — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Leader's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Sauron, Lord of the Rings — When Sauron, Lord of the Rings is cast thanks to Ancient Cellarspawn, it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  5. Nita, Forum Conciliator — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Nita, Forum Conciliator puts a counter on a creature
  6. Treasury Thrull — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Treasury Thrull drains each opponent
  7. Old Stickfingers — When Old Stickfingers is cast thanks to Ancient Cellarspawn, it mills a card
  8. Life Insurance — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Life Insurance drains each opponent
  9. Norin the Wary — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Norin the Wary flickers itself
  10. Hunting Grounds — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Hunting Grounds puts a creature onto the battlefield

459 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 (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When Ancient Cellarspawn deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Ancient Cellarspawn:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

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

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  3. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  5. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  6. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  7. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  8. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  9. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card

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

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Ancient Cellarspawn enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

When Ancient Cellarspawn enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

79 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 (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

When Ancient Cellarspawn attacks:

  1. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  2. Sparring Regimen — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  5. Obsessive Pursuit — makes you lose life
  6. Invisible Woman — triggers
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  8. Guide of Souls — triggers

129 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 (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

When Ancient Cellarspawn attacks:

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

220 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 (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

  1. Communal Brewing — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, it arrives with counters thanks to Communal Brewing

90 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 (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

When Ancient Cellarspawn enters:

  1. Season of Growth — scries
  2. Airbender Ascension — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  4. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control

477 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 (Ancient Cellarspawn is one).

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

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