Cruel Grimnarch

Cruel Grimnarch

Creature — Phyrexian Cleric

Mana cost: {5}{B}

How we read this card

Deathtouch
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card. For each opponent who can't, you gain 4 life.

triggered —

triggered — gains you 4 life

Causes: discard a card, gain life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

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

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

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

a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Vulpine Harvester — When Cruel Grimnarch attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back

a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Darksteel Splicer — When Cruel Grimnarch enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When Cruel Grimnarch enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

a Cleric enters the battlefield — 722 cards in the game can cause this (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Cleric of Life's Bond — When Cruel Grimnarch enters, Cleric of Life's Bond gains you 1 life

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

When a permanent makes a player discard a card thanks to Cruel Grimnarch:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  3. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  4. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  6. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  7. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  8. Spirit Cairn — makes a token
  9. Confessor — gains you 1 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

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

When Cruel Grimnarch gains life:

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

84 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 (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Bloodbond March — Cruel Grimnarch puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  2. Heart-Shaped Herb — Cruel Grimnarch puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  3. Enlightened Confidant — Cruel Grimnarch puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  4. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Cruel Grimnarch puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  5. Grazing Kelpie — Cruel Grimnarch puts cards into the graveyard that Grazing Kelpie can bring back
  6. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Cruel Grimnarch would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  7. Endurance — Cruel Grimnarch puts cards into the graveyard that Endurance can bring back
  8. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — Cruel Grimnarch fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Thieves' Guild Enforcer needs
  9. Soaring Thought-Thief — Cruel Grimnarch fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Soaring Thought-Thief needs
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Cruel Grimnarch fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Cruel Grimnarch:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  5. Compost — draws you 1 card
  6. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

5 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 (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

When Cruel Grimnarch attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  4. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature

127 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 (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Cruel Grimnarch attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Cruel Grimnarch enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

32 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 (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When Cruel Grimnarch enters, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage

362 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 (Cruel Grimnarch is one).

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

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