Departed Deckhand

Departed Deckhand

Creature — Spirit Pirate

Mana cost: {1}{U}

How we read this card

When this creature becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.

triggered —

This creature can't be blocked except by Spirits.

static — restricts what can block it

Another target creature you control can't be blocked this turn except by Spirits.

activated {3}{U} — restricts what can block it

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Pirate in a graveyard — 6 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand is in the graveyard:

  1. March of the Drowned — can bring it back
  2. Angrath, Minotaur Pirate — can bring it back
  3. Grim Captain's Call — can bring it back

a Pirate creature in a graveyard — 6 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Admiral Brass, Unsinkable — When Departed Deckhand is in the graveyard, Admiral Brass, Unsinkable can bring it back

a nontoken Spirit is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 54 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Departed Deckhand is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

a Spirit in a graveyard — 54 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand is in the graveyard:

  1. Iname, Life Aspect — can bring it back
  2. Angel of Flight Alabaster — can bring it back

a Pirate deals combat damage — 223 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Ramirez DePietro, Pillager — When Departed Deckhand deals combat damage, Ramirez DePietro, Pillager exiles a card from a library

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

a Pirate attacks — 223 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Breeches, Eager Pillager — When Departed Deckhand attacks, Breeches, Eager Pillager triggers

a Pirate enters the battlefield — 231 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand enters:

  1. Gemcutter Buccaneer — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Coalition — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Merchant Raiders — taps a creature
  4. Coercive Recruiter — untaps a creature

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Departed Deckhand enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 863 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Drogskol Cavalry — gains you 2 life
  3. Vanguard of the Restless — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

a Spirit creature it boosts — 889 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Battleground Geist — Battleground Geist gives Departed Deckhand bigger stats
  2. Long-Forgotten Gohei — Long-Forgotten Gohei gives Departed Deckhand bigger stats

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

a Spirit it boosts — 895 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Supreme Phantom — Supreme Phantom gives Departed Deckhand bigger stats

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

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

When you sacrifice Departed Deckhand:

  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 (Departed Deckhand is one).

When you sacrifice Departed Deckhand:

  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.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back
  10. Krile Baldesion — can bring it back

799 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 (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand 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
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand dies:

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — makes a player lose life equal to its toughness

457 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 (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When Departed Deckhand leaves the battlefield, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 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 (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Departed Deckhand 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.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Departed Deckhand attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

148 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 (Departed Deckhand is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Departed Deckhand attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 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 (Departed Deckhand is one).

When Departed Deckhand enters:

  1. Boss's Chauffeur — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Dinosaur Egg — puts a counter on itself

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