Archon of Cruelty

Archon of Cruelty

Creature — Archon

Mana cost: {6}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, target opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice, discards a card, and loses 3 life. You draw a card and gain 3 life.

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triggered — makes each opponent lose 3 life

triggered — makes each opponent lose 3 life

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered — gains you 3 life

triggered — gains you 3 life

triggered — drains each opponent

Causes: sacrifice a creature, sacrifice a planeswalker, a creature dies, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, discard a card, make a player lose life, draw a card, gain life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Archon of Cruelty is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Archon of Cruelty onto the battlefield from your library

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Archon of Cruelty is one).

Archon of Cruelty puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — can bring back
  2. The Eldest Reborn — can bring back
  3. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering — can bring back
  4. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen — can bring back
  5. Breach the Multiverse — can bring back
  6. Command the Dreadhorde — can bring back
  7. Narset, Enlightened Exile — can bring back
  8. Fallaji Archaeologist — can bring back
  9. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — can bring back

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

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

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Archon of Cruelty, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

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

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Archon of Cruelty is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Archon of Cruelty:

  1. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — makes 2 tokens
  2. Malik, Grim Manipulator — makes a token
  3. Thraximundar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  7. Mortician Beetle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Archon of Cruelty is one).

When a permanent makes a player discard a card thanks to Archon of Cruelty:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  3. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  4. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  6. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  7. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  8. Spirit Cairn — makes a token
  9. Confessor — gains you 1 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

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

When Archon of Cruelty gains life:

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

84 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 (Archon of Cruelty is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — Archon of Cruelty puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back

808 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 (Archon of Cruelty is one).

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — When a creature dies thanks to Archon of Cruelty, Vraska, the Silencer brings a card back

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Archon of Cruelty is one).

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Archon of Cruelty, Zahur, Glory's Past raises your speed

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Archon of Cruelty is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Archon of Cruelty makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

66 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 (Archon of Cruelty is one).

When Archon of Cruelty attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  4. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

154 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 (Archon of Cruelty is one).

When Archon of Cruelty attacks:

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back

221 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 (Archon of Cruelty is one).

When Archon of Cruelty enters:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — mills a card
  2. Paleoloth — brings a card back

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