Calculating Lich

Calculating Lich

Creature — Zombie Wizard

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Menace
Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents, that player loses 1 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life

Causes: make a player lose life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Calculating Lich is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Calculating Lich onto the battlefield from your library

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

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Calculating Lich is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Calculating Lich deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Calculating Lich is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Calculating Lich attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Calculating Lich is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Calculating Lich enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Calculating Lich is one).

When Calculating Lich enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Calculating Lich is one).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Calculating Lich enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 1,264 cards in the game can cause this (Calculating Lich is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Calculating Lich enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

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

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Calculating Lich:

  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. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 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 (Calculating Lich is one).

When Calculating Lich attacks:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  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

112 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 (Calculating Lich is one).

When Calculating Lich 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. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

184 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 (Calculating Lich is one).

When Calculating Lich blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

25 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 (Calculating Lich is one).

When Calculating Lich enters:

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

314 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 (Calculating Lich is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Calculating Lich enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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