Bello, Bard of the Brambles

Bello, Bard of the Brambles

Legendary Creature — Raccoon Bard

Mana cost: {1}{R}{G}

How we read this card

During your turn, each non-Equipment artifact and non-Aura enchantment you control with mana value 4 or greater is a 4/4 Elemental creature in addition to its other types and has indestructible, haste, and that ability

static — turns something into a creature

static — grants a keyword

static — grants haste

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: draw a card.

Cares about: an artifact it applies animate to, an enchantment it applies animate to, an Elemental creature it grants abilities to, an Elemental artifact it grants abilities to, an Elemental enchantment it grants abilities to, an Elemental creature it applies speed increase to, an Elemental artifact it applies speed increase to, an Elemental enchantment it applies speed increase to.

Works well with

a Bard attacks — 130 cards in the game can cause this (Bello is one).

  1. Chong and Lily, Nomads — When Bello, Bard of the Brambles attacks, Chong and Lily, Nomads triggers

an enchantment it applies animate to — 3,713 cards in the game can cause this (Bello is one).

Bello, Bard of the Brambles gives:

  1. Thassa's Devourer — life as a creature
  2. Humbler of Mortals — life as a creature
  3. Summon: Shiva — life as a creature
  4. Zendikar's Roil — life as a creature

3,709 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 (Bello is one).

When Bello, Bard of the Brambles 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.

an artifact it applies animate to — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this (Bello is one).

Bello, Bard of the Brambles gives:

  1. Rust Elemental — life as a creature
  2. General Traag, Heart of Stone — life as a creature
  3. Crystalline Entity — life as a creature

4,528 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 (Bello is one).

When Bello, Bard of the Brambles 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

193 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 (Bello is one).

When Bello, Bard of the Brambles 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. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

329 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 (Bello is one).

When Bello, Bard of the Brambles blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  7. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  9. Dwindle — kills a creature
  10. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Bello is one).

When Bello, Bard of the Brambles attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Bello is one).

When Bello, Bard of the Brambles enters:

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

803 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 (Bello is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Bello, Bard of the Brambles enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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