Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier

Mana cost: {3}{W}{B}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen and you gain 1 life.

triggered — puts a counter on it

triggered — gains you 1 life

Whenever Carmen attacks, return up to one target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Carmen's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.

triggered — brings a card back

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: put a counter on anything, gain life, put a permanent onto the battlefield, a permanent leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a permanent is sacrificed, a permanent in a graveyard.

Works well with

sacrifice a permanent — 109 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice another permanent to Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Lich — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Lich, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Stitcher's Graft — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Stitcher's Graft, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Spirit-Sister's Call — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Spirit-Sister's Call, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Extricator of Sin // Extricator of Flesh — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Extricator of Sin // Extricator of Flesh, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Liliana, Dreadhorde General — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Liliana, Dreadhorde General, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Martyr's Bond — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Martyr's Bond, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Lich's Tomb — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Lich's Tomb, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Mindlash Sliver — When you sacrifice Mindlash Sliver, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mindwhip Sliver — When you sacrifice Mindwhip Sliver, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

99 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken permanent enters the battlefield — 142 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher enters:

  1. Spot, Felis catus — makes a token
  2. Arbaaz Mir — deals 1 damage
  3. Cadric, Soul Kindler — makes a token

a permanent enters the battlefield — 152 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher enters:

  1. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — gains you 1 life
  2. River Kelpie — draws you 1 card
  3. Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary — draws you 1 card
  4. Altar of the Brood — mills a card
  5. Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Amareth, the Lustrous — searches a library
  7. Rimefire Torque — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Eye of Singularity — kills a permanent

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

put a permanent into a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Worldslayer — Worldslayer puts cards into the graveyard that Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring back
  2. Behemoth of Vault 0 — Behemoth of Vault 0 puts cards into the graveyard that Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring back
  3. End Hostilities — End Hostilities puts cards into the graveyard that Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring back
  4. Wirefly Hive — Wirefly Hive puts cards into the graveyard that Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring back
  5. Giant's Boulder — When Giant's Boulder is in the graveyard, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring it back
  6. Eye of Doom — When Eye of Doom is in the graveyard, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring it back
  7. Unstable Obelisk — When Unstable Obelisk is in the graveyard, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring it back
  8. Apocalypse Chime — When Apocalypse Chime is in the graveyard, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring it back
  9. Goblin Firebomb — When Goblin Firebomb is in the graveyard, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring it back
  10. Universal Solvent — When Universal Solvent is in the graveyard, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can bring it back

163 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher attacks:

  1. Glass-Cast Heart — makes a token
  2. Sanctum Seeker — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

  1. Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle — When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher attacks, Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle makes a token

a Vampire creature is cast — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

  1. Bloodlord of Vaasgoth — When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher is cast, Bloodlord of Vaasgoth grants bloodthirst

a Vampire deals combat damage — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher deals combat damage:

  1. Rakish Heir — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Stensia Masquerade — puts a counter on a permanent

a Vampire enters the battlefield — 500 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher enters:

  1. Anje, Maid of Dishonor — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Legion — gives +1/+1
  3. Markov Enforcer — deals damage
  4. Evelyn, the Covetous — exiles a card from a library

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 1,279 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher enters, Veteran's Armaments triggers

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 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 (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Carmen is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 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 (Carmen is one).

  1. Invisible Woman — When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher attacks, Invisible Woman triggers

129 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 (Carmen is one).

When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself

318 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 (Carmen is one).

  1. Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 — When Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 enters thanks to Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher, it makes a token
  2. Caradora, Heart of Alacria — When Caradora, Heart of Alacria enters thanks to Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher, it searches a library
  3. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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