Crypt Champion

Crypt Champion

Creature — Zombie

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Double strike
When this creature enters, each player puts a creature card with mana value 3 or less from their graveyard onto the battlefield.

triggered — brings a card back

When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless {R} was spent to cast it.

triggered —

Causes: put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Crypt Champion is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Crypt Champion, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Crypt Champion, it exiles a Nightmare

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

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Crypt Champion deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

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

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

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

  1. Necroduality — When Crypt Champion enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie it boosts — 669 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Crypt Champion bigger stats

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

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

When Crypt Champion 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 Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 797 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Crypt Champion an extra ability

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Crypt Champion is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Crypt Champion:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Crypt Champion is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Crypt Champion:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Crypt Champion is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Crypt Champion:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 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 (Crypt Champion is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Crypt Champion:

  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 in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Havengul Lich — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Havengul Lich can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Paleoloth can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Surgical Suite // Hospital Room can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Necromantic Thirst can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Krile Baldesion can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — Crypt Champion puts cards into the graveyard that Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar can bring back
  11. Rankle and Torbran — Rankle and Torbran puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  12. War Elemental — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Crypt Champion can bring it back
  13. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  14. Ayara, First of Locthwain — Ayara, First of Locthwain puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  15. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Crypt Champion can bring it back
  16. Flame-Kin War Scout — When Flame-Kin War Scout is in the graveyard, Crypt Champion can bring it back
  17. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  18. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  19. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  20. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back

1,988 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Crypt Champion is one).

When Crypt Champion dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back

66 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 (Crypt Champion is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Crypt Champion fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Crypt Champion is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Crypt Champion attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

put a creature onto the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Geth, Thane of Contracts — When Crypt Champion enters thanks to Geth, Thane of Contracts, it brings a card back

19,799 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.