Dread Presence

Dread Presence

Creature — Nightmare

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —

triggered —

You draw a card and you lose 1 life.

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered —

This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.

triggered — deals 2 damage

triggered — gains you 2 life

Causes: you face a dilemma, draw a card, make a player lose life, anything deals noncombat damage, gain life.

Cares about: a Swamp enters the battlefield.

Works well with

put a Swamp onto the battlefield — 63 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Witch's Cottage — When Witch's Cottage enters, Dread Presence triggers
  2. Korlash, Heir to Blackblade — When a Swamp enters thanks to Korlash, Heir to Blackblade, Dread Presence triggers
  3. Riveteers Overlook — When a Swamp enters thanks to Riveteers Overlook, Dread Presence triggers
  4. Maestros Theater — When a Swamp enters thanks to Maestros Theater, Dread Presence triggers
  5. Obscura Storefront — When a Swamp enters thanks to Obscura Storefront, Dread Presence triggers
  6. Verdant Catacombs — When a Swamp enters thanks to Verdant Catacombs, Dread Presence triggers
  7. Bloodstained Mire — When a Swamp enters thanks to Bloodstained Mire, Dread Presence triggers
  8. Marsh Flats — When a Swamp enters thanks to Marsh Flats, Dread Presence triggers
  9. Polluted Delta — When a Swamp enters thanks to Polluted Delta, Dread Presence triggers
  10. Jund Panorama — When a Swamp enters thanks to Jund Panorama, Dread Presence triggers

53 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Nightmare enters the battlefield — 151 cards in the game can cause this (Dread Presence is one).

  1. Umbris, Fear Manifest — When Dread Presence enters, Umbris, Fear Manifest exiles a card from an opponent's library

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Dread Presence is one).

When Dread Presence poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

When Dread Presence 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.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Dread Presence is one).

When Dread Presence deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Dread Presence is one).

When Dread Presence makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Dread Presence is one).

When Dread Presence makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. The Locust God — makes a token
  4. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  6. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  7. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  8. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  9. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life

57 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 (Dread Presence is one).

When Dread Presence attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature

188 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 (Dread Presence is one).

When Dread Presence attacks:

  1. Invisible Woman — triggers
  2. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  3. Guide of Souls — triggers
  4. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  5. Gossip's Talent — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Dread Presence is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Dread Presence blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

27 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 (Dread Presence is one).

When Dread Presence enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

308 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 (Dread Presence is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Dread Presence enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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