Cornered Crook

Cornered Crook

Creature — Lizard Warrior

Mana cost: {4}{R}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice an artifact.

triggered —

When you do, this creature deals 3 damage to any target.

triggered — deals 3 damage

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an artifact to sacrifice.

Works well with

a Lizard attacks — 230 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

  1. Hired Claw — When Cornered Crook attacks, Hired Claw deals 1 damage

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

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Cornered Crook, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

Cornered Crook puts cards into the:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History 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. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  8. Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Cornered Crook:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

When an artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Cornered Crook:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Cornered Crook:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a Warrior attacks — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

  1. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom — When Cornered Crook attacks, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom makes a token

a Warrior deals combat damage — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

  1. Raiders' Spoils — When Cornered Crook deals combat damage, Raiders' Spoils makes you lose life

a Warrior creature enters the battlefield — 1,401 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

  1. Obsidian Battle-Axe — When Cornered Crook enters, Obsidian Battle-Axe triggers

a Warrior enters the battlefield — 1,403 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

When Cornered Crook enters:

  1. Mardu Woe-Reaper — hits a graveyard
  2. Thrasher Brute — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Decorated Champion — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Warrior creature it grants types to — 1,404 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Warrior's Sword — Warrior's Sword gives Cornered Crook an extra creature type

1,403 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Cornered Crook is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When an artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Cornered Crook, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

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

When Cornered Crook 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. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  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 (Cornered Crook is one).

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — When Cornered Crook makes a player lose life, Far Fortune, End Boss raises your speed

55 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 (Cornered Crook is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Cornered Crook attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

140 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 (Cornered Crook is one).

When Cornered Crook attacks:

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0

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