Driver of the Dead

Driver of the Dead

Creature — Vampire

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature dies, return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

triggered — brings a card back

Causes: put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

When Driver of the Dead attacks:

  1. Glass-Cast Heart — makes a token
  2. Sanctum Seeker — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

  1. Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle — When Driver of the Dead attacks, Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle makes a token

a Vampire creature is cast — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

  1. Bloodlord of Vaasgoth — When Driver of the Dead is cast, Bloodlord of Vaasgoth grants bloodthirst

a Vampire deals combat damage — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

When Driver of the Dead deals combat damage:

  1. Rakish Heir — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Stensia Masquerade — puts a counter on a permanent

a Vampire enters the battlefield — 500 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

When Driver of the Dead enters:

  1. Anje, Maid of Dishonor — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Legion — gives +1/+1
  3. Markov Enforcer — deals damage
  4. Evelyn, the Covetous — exiles a card from a library

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Driver of the Dead:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Driver of the Dead:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

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

put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  2. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  3. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  4. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  5. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  6. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  7. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  8. Cracked Skull — Cracked Skull puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  9. Sporogenic Infection — Sporogenic Infection puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back
  10. Mire Blight — Mire Blight puts cards into the graveyard that Driver of the Dead can bring back

2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Driver of the Dead is one).

When Driver of the Dead attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

112 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 (Driver of the Dead is one).

When Driver of the Dead attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

182 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 (Driver of the Dead is one).

When Driver of the Dead blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  4. Dwindle — kills a creature

24 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 (Driver of the Dead is one).

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

309 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 (Driver of the Dead is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a creature enters thanks to Driver of the Dead, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — When Ivora, Insatiable Heir enters thanks to Driver of the Dead, it makes a token

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