Dragon's Herald

Dragon's Herald

Creature — Goblin Shaman

Mana cost: {R}

How we read this card

Search your library for a card named Hellkite Overlord, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature —

activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature — searches a library

activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature —

activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, search your library, put anything onto the battlefield, shuffle a library.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Dragon's Herald is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Dragon's Herald, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Dragon's Herald, it exiles a Nightmare

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 539 cards in the game can cause this (Dragon's Herald is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Dragon's Herald enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

a Goblin attacks — 567 cards in the game can cause this (Dragon's Herald is one).

When Dragon's Herald attacks:

  1. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — makes a token
  2. Mordor Trebuchet — makes a token

a Goblin deals combat damage — 567 cards in the game can cause this (Dragon's Herald is one).

When Dragon's Herald deals combat damage:

  1. Boggart Mob — makes a token
  2. Auntie's Snitch — returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Cabal Slaver — triggers
  4. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — sacrifices it
  5. Moria Marauder — exiles a card from your library

a Goblin enters the battlefield — 622 cards in the game can cause this (Dragon's Herald is one).

When Dragon's Herald enters:

  1. Quest for the Goblin Lord — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Goblin Assassin — makes a player sacrifice a creature

a Goblin creature it boosts — 622 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Goblin Shrine — Goblin Shrine gives Dragon's Herald bigger stats
  2. Goblin Caves — Goblin Caves gives Dragon's Herald bigger stats

620 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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

When you sacrifice a black creature to Dragon's Herald:

  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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

When you sacrifice a black creature to Dragon's Herald:

  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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

Dragon's Herald 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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

When you sacrifice a black creature to Dragon's Herald:

  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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

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

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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice a black creature to Dragon's Herald, 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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Dragon's Herald, it exiles itself

18 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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

Dragon's Herald fills your graveyard toward the:

  1. Havi, the All-Father — 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

442 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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Dragon's Herald 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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Dragon's Herald attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

149 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 (Dragon's Herald is one).

  1. Boss's Chauffeur — When Dragon's Herald enters, Boss's Chauffeur puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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