Dakkon, Shadow Slayer

Dakkon, Shadow Slayer

Legendary Planeswalker — Dakkon

Mana cost: {W}{U}{B}

How we read this card

Dakkon enters with a number of loyalty counters on him equal to the number of lands you control.

static — arrives with counters

Surveil 2.

activated +1 — surveils

Exile target creature.

activated −3 —

You may put an artifact card from your hand or graveyard onto the battlefield.

activated −6 —

activated −6 — brings a card back

Causes: put a counter on anything, surveil, exile a creature, a creature leaves the battlefield, put an artifact onto the battlefield, an artifact leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: an artifact in a graveyard.

Works well with

you surveil — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

When Dakkon, Shadow Slayer surveils:

  1. Mirko, Obsessive Theorist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Prudent Fateseer // Peer Review — gives +1/+0
  3. Diviner of Victory // Unwind History — gets +1/+1
  4. Saheeli, Consul of Oversight — makes a token
  5. Copy Catchers — makes a token
  6. Proft, Consulting Detective — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Matoya, Archon Elder — draws you 1 card
  8. Denzilore Fatehold — puts a counter on a creature
  9. Whispering Snitch — deals 1 damage
  10. Blood Operative — makes you lose life

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

an artifact leaves a graveyard — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

  1. Imotekh the Stormlord — When an artifact leaves a graveyard thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Imotekh the Stormlord makes 2 tokens

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

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ichormoon Gauntlet — Ichormoon Gauntlet gives Dakkon, Shadow Slayer an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Dakkon, Shadow Slayer an extra ability
  3. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Dakkon, Shadow Slayer an extra ability
  4. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Dakkon, Shadow Slayer an extra ability
  5. Deification — Deification gives Dakkon, Shadow Slayer hexproof

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

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

When Dakkon, Shadow Slayer is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  4. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  5. Defiler of Dreams — draws you 1 card
  6. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  7. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  8. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  9. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

  1. Builder's Talent — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  2. Brainstealer Dragon — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  3. Cloudstone Curio — When Dakkon, Shadow Slayer enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers

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

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

put an artifact into a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Monkey Cage — When Monkey Cage is in the graveyard, Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring it back
  2. Straw Golem — When Straw Golem is in the graveyard, Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring it back
  3. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — When ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot is in the graveyard, Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring it back
  4. Heart-Shaped Herb — When Heart-Shaped Herb is in the graveyard, Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring it back
  5. Ruthless Technomancer — Ruthless Technomancer puts cards into the graveyard that Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring back
  6. Trading Post — Trading Post puts cards into the graveyard that Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring back
  7. Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker puts cards into the graveyard that Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring back
  8. Fain, the Broker — Fain, the Broker puts cards into the graveyard that Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring back
  9. Scrounge for Eternity — Scrounge for Eternity puts cards into the graveyard that Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring back
  10. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — When Dawn-Blessed Pennant is in the graveyard, Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring it back

1,216 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

When an artifact leaves a graveyard thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer:

  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 nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 other cards care 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 (Dakkon is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

25 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 (Dakkon is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, All Will Be One deals that much damage

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

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Dakkon is one).

  1. Transplant Theorist — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Transplant Theorist draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Elvish Archivist puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Golbez, Crystal Collector surveils
  4. Vessel of Endless Rest — When Vessel of Endless Rest enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, it brings a card back
  5. Sludge Strider — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life
  6. Underhanded Designs — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Underhanded Designs makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Mechan Assembler — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Mechan Assembler makes a token
  8. Glassdust Hulk — When an artifact enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Glassdust Hulk gets +1/+1

57 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 (Dakkon is one).

  1. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Dakkon, Shadow Slayer puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

443 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 (Dakkon is one).

  1. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters thanks to Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, it triggers

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