Burn the Accursed

Burn the Accursed

Instant

Mana cost: {4}{R}

How we read this card

Burn the Accursed deals 5 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creature's controller. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

on-cast — deals 5 damage

on-cast — deals 2 damage

on-cast —

Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, anything deals noncombat damage, exile a creature, a creature leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

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

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Burn the Accursed, it triggers

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Burn the Accursed is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Burn the Accursed is one).

  1. Elemental Expressionist — When Elemental Expressionist is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, it makes a token
  2. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  3. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — When a creature is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — When a creature is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, Kaya, Spirits' Justice copies a permanent
  5. Soulherder — When a creature is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, Soulherder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

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

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

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Burn the Accursed, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Burn the Accursed is one).

When Burn the Accursed deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Dragonborn Champion — draws you 1 card
  6. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  7. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  8. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Burn the Accursed is one).

When Burn the Accursed makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

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

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Burn the Accursed is one).

When Burn the Accursed is cast:

  1. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tor Wauki the Younger — deals 2 damage
  3. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  4. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  5. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  6. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  7. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  8. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

427 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 (Burn the Accursed is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Burn the Accursed:

  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 (Burn the Accursed is one).

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

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Burn the Accursed is one).

When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Burn the Accursed:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Shriveling Rot — kills it
  3. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  4. Hot Soup — kills a creature
  5. Cracked Skull — kills a creature
  6. Sporogenic Infection — kills a creature
  7. Frozen Solid — kills a creature

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