Devastating Onslaught

Devastating Onslaught

Sorcery

Mana cost: {X}{X}{R}

How we read this card

Create X tokens that are copies of target artifact or creature you control. Those tokens gain haste until end of turn. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.

on-cast — makes X tokens

on-cast — grants haste

on-cast —

Causes: create an artifact token, create a creature token, put an artifact token onto the battlefield, put a creature token onto the battlefield, an artifact token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature token dies, sacrifice an artifact token, sacrifice a creature token.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

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

  1. Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When a creature or artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Electro, Assaulting Battery — Devastating Onslaught's copy of Electro, Assaulting Battery is sacrificed at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers
  3. Gollum, Patient Plotter — Devastating Onslaught's copy of Gollum, Patient Plotter is sacrificed at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers

a creature token dies — 67 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  1. Grismold, the Dreadsower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Joel, Resolute Survivor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a token is sacrificed — 90 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

When a creature or artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  1. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth — surveils
  3. The Sackville-Bagginses — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Burdened Aerialist — grants flying
  5. Shire Shirriff — exiles a creature an opponent controls

a creature token leaves the battlefield — 117 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  1. Twilight Drover — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Zurgo Stormrender — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 122 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

  1. Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang — When a creature or artifact dies thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang exiles itself

a token leaves the battlefield — 182 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

When a creature or artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  1. Boomer Scrapper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nadier's Nightblade — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  6. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  7. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  8. Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Ravenous Squirrel — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Ravenous Squirrel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon exiles a creature or artifact an opponent controls

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

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Scrap Trawler — brings a card back
  9. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  10. Summoning Station — untaps itself

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

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

  1. Sludge Strider — When an artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Devastating Onslaught, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

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

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  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

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

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

  1. Industrial Advancement — Devastating Onslaught makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  2. Divergent Transformations — Devastating Onslaught makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  3. Transmogrify — Devastating Onslaught makes fodder for Transmogrify

2,717 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 (Devastating Onslaught is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  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 (Devastating Onslaught is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Devastating Onslaught makes a creature 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 creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Devastating Onslaught:

  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

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

an artifact it makes cheaper to cast — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ruby Medallion — Ruby Medallion reduces what Devastating Onslaught costs

4,530 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

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

  1. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake enters because Devastating Onslaught copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest enters because Devastating Onslaught copies it, its ability triggers again

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Devastating Onslaught is one).

  1. Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization — Devastating Onslaught copies Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization; the legend rule puts one of them into the graveyard, triggering its death ability

16 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 (Devastating Onslaught is one).

  1. Bloodroot Apothecary — When Bloodroot Apothecary enters because Devastating Onslaught copies it, its ability triggers again

388 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 (Devastating Onslaught is one).

  1. Malik, Grim Manipulator — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters because Devastating Onslaught copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — When Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace enters because Devastating Onslaught copies it, its ability triggers again

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