Baleful Force

Baleful Force

Creature — Elemental

Mana cost: {5}{B}{B}{B}

How we read this card

At the beginning of each upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered —

Causes: draw a card, make a player lose life.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Baleful Force is one).

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

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

an Elemental enters the battlefield — 754 cards in the game can cause this (Baleful Force is one).

When Baleful Force enters:

  1. Champion of the Path — deals its power damage
  2. Risen Reef — puts a land onto the battlefield

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

When Baleful Force makes a player lose life:

  1. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  2. Intermediate Chirography — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood — draws you that many cards
  4. Vengeful Warchief — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Wax-Wane Witness — gets +1/+0
  6. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  7. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  8. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  9. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent
  10. Gonti's Machinations — puts a counter on a permanent you control

46 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 (Baleful Force is one).

When Baleful Force makes a player draw a card:

  1. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 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 (Baleful Force is one).

When Baleful Force attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  7. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura

113 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 (Baleful Force is one).

When Baleful Force attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Baleful Force is one).

When Baleful Force blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

25 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 (Baleful Force is one).

When Baleful Force enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

307 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 (Baleful Force is one).

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

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