Dina, Essence Brewer

Dina, Essence Brewer

Legendary Creature — Dryad Druid

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

triggered — draws you 1 card

You gain X life and put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

activated {2}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {2}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature — gains you X life

activated {2}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature — puts the sacrificed creature's power counters on it

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: draw a card, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, gain life, put a counter on a creature.

Cares about: a creature is sacrificed, a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, it draws you cards
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, it exiles a Synth you control
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, it exiles a Nightmare

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

When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer:

  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.

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Ziatora, the Incinerator deals that creature's power damage
  2. Fleshtaker — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Fleshtaker gains you 1 life
  3. Body Dropper — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Body Dropper puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Smothering Abomination — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Smothering Abomination draws you 1 card
  5. Kels, Fight Fixer — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Kels, Fight Fixer draws you 1 card
  6. Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes deals that creature's power damage
  7. Swarmborn Giant — When you sacrifice Swarmborn Giant, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  8. Ayara, First of Locthwain — When you sacrifice another black creature to Ayara, First of Locthwain, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  9. Foot Chopper — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Foot Chopper, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  10. Blasting Station — When you sacrifice a creature to Blasting Station, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  11. Tainted Aether — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Tainted Aether, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  12. Saw — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Saw, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  13. Sporogenic Infection — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Sporogenic Infection, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  14. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — When you sacrifice Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  15. Summon: Fenrir — When you sacrifice Summon: Fenrir, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  16. Skittering Horror — When you sacrifice Skittering Horror, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  17. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Caesar, Legion's Emperor triggers
  18. Grist, the Hunger Tide — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Grist, the Hunger Tide kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  19. Cabal Therapist — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Cabal Therapist triggers
  20. Rakdos, the Muscle — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Dina is one).

When Dina, Essence Brewer gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Dina is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  8. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  9. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card

34 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 (Dina is one).

Dina, Essence Brewer puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring 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 (Dina is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer:

  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 (Dina is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, it gains you its power life

464 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 (Dina is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Essence Brewer, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 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 (Dina is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Dina, Essence Brewer, it exiles itself

22 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 (Dina is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Dina, Essence Brewer 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 (Dina is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Dina, Essence Brewer attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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