Dovin, Grand Arbiter

Dovin, Grand Arbiter

Legendary Planeswalker — Dovin

Mana cost: {1}{W}{U}

How we read this card

Until end of turn, whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a loyalty counter on Dovin.

activated +1 — puts a counter on it

Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. You gain 1 life.

activated −1 — makes a token

activated −1 — gains you 1 life

Look at the top ten cards of your library. Put three of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

activated −7 — puts cards into your hand

Causes: put a counter on anything, create a Thopter artifact token, create a Thopter creature token, put a Thopter artifact token onto the battlefield, put a Thopter creature token onto the battlefield, gain life.

Cares about: a creature deals combat damage.

Works well with

a planeswalker gets a counter — 33 cards in the game can cause this (Dovin is one).

When Dovin, Grand Arbiter gets a counter:

  1. Bioessence Hydra — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  2. Inspired Tethermage — puts a counter on a permanent

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 Dovin, Grand Arbiter an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter an extra ability
  3. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter an extra ability
  4. Deification — Deification gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter hexproof

308 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 (Dovin is one).

When Dovin, Grand Arbiter 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 Dreams — draws you 1 card
  5. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  6. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  7. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  8. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  9. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  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 (Dovin is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Thopter enters thanks to Dovin, Grand Arbiter, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Thopter enters thanks to Dovin, Grand Arbiter, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Dovin, Grand Arbiter enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Thopter enters thanks to Dovin, Grand Arbiter, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When Dovin, Grand Arbiter enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers

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

When Dovin, Grand Arbiter 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.

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

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Dovin, Grand Arbiter makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Dovin, Grand Arbiter makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — Dovin, Grand Arbiter makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Dovin, Grand Arbiter makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — Dovin, Grand Arbiter makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

2,715 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 (Dovin is one).

When a Thopter enters thanks to Dovin, Grand Arbiter:

  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 (Dovin is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Dovin, Grand Arbiter makes a Thopter 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 token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Dovin is one).

When a Thopter enters thanks to Dovin, Grand Arbiter:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Dovin is one).

When Dovin, Grand Arbiter makes a Thopter token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 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 (Dovin is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Dovin, Grand Arbiter gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 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. Geist of Saint Thalia — Geist of Saint Thalia reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter 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 (Dovin is one).

When a Thopter enters thanks to Dovin, Grand Arbiter:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a creature it makes cheaper to cast — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. The Water Crystal — The Water Crystal reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  2. Gathering Stone — Gathering Stone reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  3. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV — Grand Arbiter Augustin IV reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  4. Stormscape Familiar — Stormscape Familiar reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  5. Sunscape Familiar — Sunscape Familiar reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  6. Highspire Bell-Ringer — Highspire Bell-Ringer reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  7. Geyser Drake — Geyser Drake reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  8. Uthros Psionicist — Uthros Psionicist reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  9. The Immortal Sun — The Immortal Sun reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs
  10. The Wind Crystal — The Wind Crystal reduces what Dovin, Grand Arbiter costs

19,382 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants abilities to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Peri Brown — Peri Brown gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter convoke
  2. Tidal Barracuda — Tidal Barracuda gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter flash
  3. Avacyn's Memorial — Avacyn's Memorial gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter indestructible
  4. Thrumming Stone — Thrumming Stone gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter ripple

19,388 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies untap to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Storage Matrix — Storage Matrix gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter an extra untap

19,391 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies animate to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Thran Lens — Thran Lens gives Dovin, Grand Arbiter life as a creature

19,391 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Dovin is one).

When a Thopter enters thanks to Dovin, Grand Arbiter:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life

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