Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Legendary Creature — Nightmare

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice an artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker. If you do, each opponent may sacrifice a permanent of their choice that shares a card type with it. For each opponent who doesn't, that player loses 2 life and you draw a card.

triggered —

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a creature, sacrifice an enchantment, sacrifice a land, sacrifice a planeswalker, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card, make a player lose life.

Cares about: an end step.

Works well with

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it exiles an enchantment
  2. Tombstone Stairwell — When Tombstone Stairwell leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it kills an enchantment
  3. Necromancy — When Necromancy leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it triggers
  4. Sporogenesis — When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it triggers
  5. Diabolic Servitude — When Diabolic Servitude leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it exiles a creature or enchantment

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it draws you cards
  2. Slogurk, the Overslime — When Slogurk, the Overslime leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it brings a card back
  3. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it exiles a Synth you control
  4. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it exiles a Nightmare

a Nightmare enters the battlefield — 151 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. Umbris, Fear Manifest — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare enters, Umbris, Fear Manifest exiles a card from an opponent's library

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

Braids, Arisen Nightmare puts cards into the:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  5. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  6. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  7. Moment of Reckoning — graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
  8. Serra Paragon — graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  9. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  10. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back

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

a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, Carth the Lion searches a library
  2. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare dies, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted deals 1 damage
  3. Kaya's Ghostform — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare dies, Kaya's Ghostform brings a card back
  4. Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare dies, Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord gains you 1 life
  5. Cruel Celebrant — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare dies, Cruel Celebrant makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Rising Populace — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare dies, Rising Populace puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ajani's Last Stand — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare dies, Ajani's Last Stand sacrifices itself
  8. Martyr's Bond — When Braids, Arisen Nightmare is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

a land is sacrificed — 438 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

When a land is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare:

  1. Baloth Prime — makes a token
  2. Scouring Swarm — makes a token
  3. Hearthhull, the Worldseed — makes each opponent lose 2 life

an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When an enchantment is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

Braids, Arisen Nightmare puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — can bring back
  2. Glacierwood Siege — can bring back
  3. Turntimber Sower — can bring back
  4. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  5. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back
  6. Awaken the Honored Dead — can bring back
  7. Dread Tiller — can bring back
  8. Teval, the Balanced Scale — can bring back
  9. Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist — can bring back
  10. Molderhulk — can bring back

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

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

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

a land goes to a graveyard — 683 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

When a creature, artifact, enchantment, land or planeswalker hits the graveyard thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare:

  1. The Gitrog Monster — draws you 1 card
  2. Skola Grovedancer — gains you 1 life
  3. Sand Scout — makes a token
  4. Crawling Sensation — makes a token
  5. Countryside Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. Bag of Devouring — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, Bag of Devouring exiles it

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Braids is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Braids, Arisen Nightmare, it searches a library

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