Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen

Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elf Noble

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

How we read this card

Ayara deals X damage to target opponent or battle and you gain X life, where X is the sacrificed permanent's mana value.

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature or artifact —

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature or artifact — deals X damage

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature or artifact — gains you the sacrificed permanent's mana value life

Transform Ayara. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {5}{R/P} —

At the beginning of combat on your turn, return up to one target artifact or creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

triggered — brings a card back

triggered — grants haste

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a creature, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, anything deals noncombat damage, a battle deals noncombat damage, gain life, transform anything, put an artifact onto the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, an artifact leaves a graveyard, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: the beginning of combat, an artifact in a graveyard, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Ayara is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, it exiles a Nightmare

an artifact leaves a graveyard — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Ayara is one).

  1. Imotekh the Stormlord — When an artifact leaves a graveyard thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Imotekh the Stormlord makes 2 tokens
  2. Dredger's Insight — When Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen leaves a graveyard, Dredger's Insight gains you 1 life

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

When Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen attacks:

  1. Celeborn the Wise — scries
  2. Tyvar the Bellicose — grants deathtouch
  3. Harald Unites the Elves — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  4. Arboreal Alliance — triggers

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

  1. Wirewood Hivemaster — When Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen enters, Wirewood Hivemaster makes a token

an Elf it boosts — 739 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Pride of the Perfect — Pride of the Perfect gives Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen bigger stats

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

a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Ayara is one).

  1. Bag of Devouring — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Bag of Devouring exiles it

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

When Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen enters:

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

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Ayara is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Trading Post — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  8. Goblin Engineer — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. Scrap Welder — Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen puts cards into the graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back
  11. Gut, True Soul Zealot — Gut, True Soul Zealot puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  12. Straw Golem — When Straw Golem is in the graveyard, Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring it back
  13. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — When ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot is in the graveyard, Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring it back
  14. Heart-Shaped Herb — Heart-Shaped Herb puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  15. Ruthless Technomancer — Ruthless Technomancer puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  16. Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  17. Fain, the Broker — Fain, the Broker puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  18. Scrounge for Eternity — Scrounge for Eternity puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  19. Codex Shredder — Codex Shredder puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  20. Extruder — When Extruder is in the graveyard, Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring it back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Ayara is one).

When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers
  7. The Master, Gallifrey's End — exiles it

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Ayara is one).

When a creature or artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. 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 (Ayara is one).

When you sacrifice another creature or artifact to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Rankle and Torbran — Rankle and Torbran puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  2. War Elemental — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring it back
  3. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  4. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring it back
  5. Flame-Kin War Scout — When Flame-Kin War Scout is in the graveyard, Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring it back
  6. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  7. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  8. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  9. Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  10. Tide of War — Tide of War puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back

2,759 other cards cause 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 (Ayara is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, it exiles itself

22 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 (Ayara is one).

  1. The Fifteenth Doctor — When The Fifteenth Doctor enters thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, it mills a card
  2. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters thanks to Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen, it triggers

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