Dina, Soul Steeper

Dina, Soul Steeper

Legendary Creature — Dryad Druid

Mana cost: {B}{G}

How we read this card

Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life

Dina gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

activated {1}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {1}, Sacrifice another creature — gives +X/+0, where X is the sacrificed creature's power

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: make a player lose life, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: life is gained, a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Dina, Soul Steeper, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Dina, Soul Steeper, 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, Soul Steeper:

  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 (Dina is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Soul Steeper:

  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.

gain life — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When Massacre Girl, Most Wanted gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ayara, First of Locthwain — When Ayara, First of Locthwain gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Gala Greeters — When Gala Greeters gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Vaultborn Tyrant — When Vaultborn Tyrant gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Prosperous Innkeeper — When Prosperous Innkeeper gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Essence Warden — When Essence Warden gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Virulent Emissary — When Virulent Emissary gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  8. Bogwater Lumaret — When Bogwater Lumaret gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  9. Social Climber — When Social Climber gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Greenhouse Propagator — When Greenhouse Propagator gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life

2,066 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this (Dina is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — Primeval Bounty makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — Saheeli, Radiant Creator makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  3. Captain Jean-Luc Picard — Captain Jean-Luc Picard makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  4. Invisible Woman — Invisible Woman makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  5. Vivi's Persistence — Vivi's Persistence makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  6. Endless Ranks of HYDRA — Endless Ranks of HYDRA makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  7. Riku of Two Reflections — Riku of Two Reflections makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  8. Defiler of Faith — Defiler of Faith makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper
  9. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper makes fodder for Dina, Soul Steeper

2,711 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, Soul Steeper 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, Soul Steeper:

  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. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Soul Steeper, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Soul Steeper, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Soul Steeper, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Soul Steeper, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Dina, Soul Steeper, it makes a token
  6. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Dina, Soul Steeper, it draws you 1 card
  7. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Dina, Soul Steeper, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  8. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Dina, Soul Steeper, it triggers
  9. Saffi Eriksdotter — When you sacrifice another creature to Dina, Soul Steeper, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself
  10. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Dina, Soul Steeper, it makes you lose life

452 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, Soul Steeper, 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, Soul Steeper, it exiles itself

19 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, Soul Steeper fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — Dina, Soul Steeper fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  3. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Dina, Soul Steeper puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

441 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, Soul Steeper attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 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 (Dina is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Dina, Soul Steeper attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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