Bulwark Ox

Bulwark Ox

Creature — Ox Mount

Mana cost: {1}{W}

How we read this card

Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Creatures you control with counters on them gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

activated Sacrifice this creature —

activated Sacrifice this creature — grants a keyword

Saddle 1

Causes: put a counter on a creature, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Mount in a graveyard — 3 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

When Bulwark Ox is in the graveyard:

  1. One Last Job — can bring it back
  2. Rise from the Wreck — can bring it back
  3. Push the Limit — can bring it back

a Mount attacks — 84 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

  1. Miriam, Herd Whisperer — When Bulwark Ox attacks, Miriam, Herd Whisperer puts a counter on a permanent

a Mount enters the battlefield — 87 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

  1. Kolodin, Triumph Caster — When Bulwark Ox enters, Kolodin, Triumph Caster grants a keyword

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

When you sacrifice Bulwark Ox:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

When you sacrifice Bulwark Ox:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Generous Patron — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Generous Patron draws you 1 card
  8. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  9. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  10. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Bulwark Ox, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

When Bulwark Ox is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back
  10. Krile Baldesion — can bring it back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

When Bulwark Ox dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Bulwark Ox is one).

When Bulwark Ox dies:

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — makes a player lose life equal to its toughness

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

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

  1. Ninja Teen — When Bulwark Ox leaves the battlefield, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 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 (Bulwark Ox is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Bulwark Ox fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Bulwark Ox is one).

When Bulwark Ox attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — turns something into a creature

148 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 (Bulwark Ox is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Bulwark Ox attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 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 (Bulwark Ox is one).

  1. Quirion Beastcaller — When Bulwark Ox is cast, Quirion Beastcaller puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

90 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 (Bulwark Ox is one).

When Bulwark Ox enters:

  1. Boss's Chauffeur — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Dinosaur Egg — puts a counter on itself

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