Banon, the Returners' Leader

Banon, the Returners' Leader

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric Rebel

Mana cost: {R}{W}

How we read this card

Once during each of your turns, you may cast a creature spell from among cards in your graveyard that were put there from anywhere other than the battlefield this turn.

static — brings a card back

Whenever you attack, you may pay {1} and discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

triggered —

triggered — draws you 1 card

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: cast a creature, a creature leaves a graveyard, discard a card, draw a card.

Cares about: anything attacks, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Cleric enters the battlefield — 722 cards in the game can cause this (Banon is one).

  1. Cleric of Life's Bond — When Banon, the Returners' Leader enters, Cleric of Life's Bond gains you 1 life

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

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

When Banon, the Returners' Leader 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. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Banon is one).

When Banon, the Returners' Leader makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

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

When Banon, the Returners' Leader 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.

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

  1. War Elemental — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring it back
  2. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring it back
  3. Flame-Kin War Scout — When Flame-Kin War Scout is in the graveyard, Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring it back
  4. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  5. Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  6. Tide of War — Tide of War puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  7. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  8. Summon: Brynhildr — When Summon: Brynhildr is in the graveyard, Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring it back
  9. Dead-Iron Sledge — Dead-Iron Sledge puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  10. Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph — Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back

2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Banon is one).

When Banon, the Returners' Leader makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  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.

a Human it boosts — 4,598 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Sanctuary Lockdown — Sanctuary Lockdown gives Banon, the Returners' Leader bigger stats

4,597 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Banon is one).

When Banon, the Returners' Leader enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Banon is one).

Banon, the Returners' Leader:

  1. Samwise Gamgee — puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  2. Bloodbond March — puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  3. Thor, God of Thunder — puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  4. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  5. Harness the Storm — puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  6. Transplant Theorist — puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  7. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  8. Wayward Angel — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  9. Rescue from the Underworld — puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back

435 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.

  1. Captain Jean-Luc Picard — When Captain Jean-Luc Picard attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  2. Rockslide Sorcerer — When Rockslide Sorcerer attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  3. Skyfire Phoenix — When Skyfire Phoenix attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  4. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  5. Norn's Choirmaster — When Norn's Choirmaster attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  6. Bill Potts — When Bill Potts attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  7. Defiler of Faith — When Defiler of Faith attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  8. Defiler of Instinct — When Defiler of Instinct attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  9. Haliya, Guided by Light — When Haliya, Guided by Light attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards
  10. Losheel, Clockwork Scholar — When Losheel, Clockwork Scholar attacks, Banon, the Returners' Leader draws and discards

17,924 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.