Badgey, Malicious Glitch

Badgey, Malicious Glitch

Legendary Artifact Creature — Illusion Horror

Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Whenever Badgey becomes tapped, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life

triggered — gains you 1 life

triggered — drains each opponent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: make a player lose life, gain life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Horror deals combat damage — 382 cards in the game can cause this (Badgey is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When Badgey, Malicious Glitch deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Badgey is one).

When Badgey, Malicious Glitch attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Badgey is one).

When Badgey, Malicious Glitch deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

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

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Badgey is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Badgey, Malicious Glitch deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

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

When Badgey, Malicious Glitch gains life:

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

84 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 (Badgey is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Badgey, Malicious Glitch:

  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 artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Badgey is one).

When Badgey, Malicious Glitch is cast:

  1. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  2. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  3. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  4. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  5. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  6. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  7. Myrsmith — makes a token
  8. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  9. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  10. Biotransference — makes you lose life

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Badgey is one).

When Badgey, Malicious Glitch enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Badgey is one).

When Badgey, Malicious Glitch enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1

61 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 (Badgey is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — When Badgey, Malicious Glitch is cast, Primeval Bounty makes a token

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 (Badgey is one).

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — When Badgey, Malicious Glitch enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself

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