Awaken the Honored Dead
Enchantment — Saga
Mana cost: {B}{G}{U}
How we read this card
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
Destroy target nonland permanent.
triggered —
Mill three cards.
triggered — mills a card
You may discard a card.
triggered —
When you do, return target creature or land card from your graveyard to your hand.
triggered — brings a card back
Causes: an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, mill a card, discard a card, a creature leaves a graveyard, a land leaves a graveyard.
Cares about: a creature in a graveyard, a land in a graveyard.
Works well with
a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Awaken the Honored Dead is one).
- Martyr's Bond — When Awaken the Honored Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent
an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (Awaken the Honored Dead is one).
- Narci, Fable Singer — When you sacrifice Awaken the Honored Dead, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card
put a land into a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this.
- Tainted Aether — Tainted Aether puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Cephalid Coliseum — Cephalid Coliseum puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord — Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Lazotep Quarry — Lazotep Quarry puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Minion of Leshrac — Minion of Leshrac puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Blighted Shaman — Blighted Shaman puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Viscerid Drone — Viscerid Drone puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Port of Karfell — Port of Karfell puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- The Gitrog Monster — When The Gitrog Monster is in the graveyard, Awaken the Honored Dead can bring it back
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare — Braids, Arisen Nightmare puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
624 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Awaken the Honored Dead is one).
- Lotus-Eye Mystics — When Awaken the Honored Dead is in the graveyard, Lotus-Eye Mystics can bring it back
- Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
- Odunos River Trawler — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Odunos River Trawler can bring back
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver — When Awaken the Honored Dead is in the graveyard, Ghen, Arcanum Weaver can bring it back
- Ghostly Dancers — When Awaken the Honored Dead is in the graveyard, Ghostly Dancers can bring it back
- Treasury Thrull — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Treasury Thrull can bring back
- Excava, the Risen Past — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Excava, the Risen Past can bring back
- Cavalier of Dawn — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Cavalier of Dawn can bring back
- Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Neva, Stalked by Nightmares can bring back
- Rescue Skiff — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue Skiff can bring back
104 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Awaken the Honored Dead is one).
- Knight of Doves — When Awaken the Honored Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Knight of Doves makes a token
- Warehouse Tabby — When Awaken the Honored Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Warehouse Tabby makes a token
- Starfield Mystic — When Awaken the Honored Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Starfield Mystic puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Awaken the Honored Dead, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card
- Savior of the Sleeping — When Awaken the Honored Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Savior of the Sleeping puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Ashiok's Reaper — When Awaken the Honored Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Ashiok's Reaper draws you 1 card
- Wicked Visitor — When Awaken the Honored Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Wicked Visitor makes each opponent lose 1 life
3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Awaken the Honored Dead is one).
When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Awaken the Honored Dead:
- Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Awaken the Honored Dead is one).
When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Awaken the Honored Dead:
- Party Dude — draws you 1 card
- Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
40 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.
- Tombstone Stairwell — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
- Necromancy — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
- Chainer, Dementia Master — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
- Diabolic Servitude — Awaken the Honored Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Diabolic Servitude can bring back
- Swarmborn Giant — When Swarmborn Giant is in the graveyard, Awaken the Honored Dead can bring it back
- Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Cryoshatter — Cryoshatter puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Adric, Mathematical Genius — When Adric, Mathematical Genius is in the graveyard, Awaken the Honored Dead can bring it back
- Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
- Cracked Skull — Cracked Skull puts cards into the graveyard that Awaken the Honored Dead can bring back
1,540 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Awaken the Honored Dead is one).
- Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Awaken the Honored Dead, Dual Nature exiles a creature
3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.