Crush of Tentacles

Crush of Tentacles

Sorcery

Mana cost: {4}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Surge {3}{U}{U}
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. If this spell's surge cost was paid, create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.

on-cast — bounce

on-cast — makes a token

Causes: an artifact leaves the battlefield, a battle leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves the battlefield, an enchantment leaves the battlefield, a planeswalker leaves the battlefield, create an Octopus creature token, put an Octopus creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, it exiles an enchantment
  2. Greed's Gambit — When Greed's Gambit leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, it makes you lose life

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, it triggers
  2. Gollum, Patient Plotter — When Gollum, Patient Plotter leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, it has the Ring tempt you

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

  1. Sludge Strider — When an artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Crush of Tentacles makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Crush of Tentacles makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — Crush of Tentacles makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Crush of Tentacles makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — Crush of Tentacles makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

2,715 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When an Octopus enters thanks to Crush of Tentacles:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Crush of Tentacles makes an Octopus token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When an Octopus enters thanks to Crush of Tentacles:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When Crush of Tentacles makes an Octopus token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When Crush of Tentacles is cast:

  1. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  2. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  3. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

424 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 (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles:

  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

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Extractor Demon mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Taeko, the Patient Avalanche scries
  7. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, it triggers
  8. Funeral March — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, Sally Sparrow triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Crush of Tentacles, 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 enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When an Octopus enters thanks to Crush of Tentacles:

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life
  4. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  5. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — deals 1 damage
  6. Sage of the Falls — draws you 1 card
  7. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  8. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself

327 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 (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When an Octopus enters thanks to Crush of Tentacles:

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nature's Wrath — makes a player sacrifice an Island or permanent

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

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Crush of Tentacles is one).

When Crush of Tentacles is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Master of Winds — triggers

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