Balthor the Defiled

Balthor the Defiled

Legendary Creature — Zombie Dwarf

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Minion creatures get +1/+1.

static — gives +1/+1

Each player returns all black and all red creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

activated {B}{B}{B}, Exile Balthor —

activated {B}{B}{B}, Exile Balthor — brings a card back

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard, a Minion creature it boosts.

Works well with

a Dwarf deals combat damage — 221 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Thorin, Company's Leader — When Balthor the Defiled deals combat damage, Thorin, Company's Leader makes 2 tokens

a nontoken Dwarf enters the battlefield — 222 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Fíli the Pathfinder — When Balthor the Defiled enters, Fíli the Pathfinder makes a token

a Dwarf enters the battlefield — 229 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled enters:

  1. Thorin, King of Durin's Folk — makes a token
  2. Kíli the Resourceful — draws you 1 card
  3. Giott, King of the Dwarves — draws and discards
  4. Balin, Loremaster — draws and discards

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Balthor the Defiled deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Balthor the Defiled attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Balthor the Defiled enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie it boosts — 669 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Balthor the Defiled bigger stats

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

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 797 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Balthor the Defiled an extra ability

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Balthor the Defiled is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 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 (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves the battlefield:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves the battlefield:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — scries
  7. Ninth Bridge Patrol — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — triggers

22 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 (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature

121 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 (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Champions of the Perfect — draws you 1 card

89 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 (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers enters thanks to Balthor the Defiled, it puts a counter on a creature or Vehicle

325 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 (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival enters thanks to Balthor the Defiled, it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  2. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Balthor the Defiled enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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