Ebon Praetor

Ebon Praetor

Creature — Avatar Praetor

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

How we read this card

First strike, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -2/-2 counter on this creature.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Remove a -2/-2 counter from this creature. If the sacrificed creature was a Thrull, put a +1/+0 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.

activated Sacrifice a creature —

activated Sacrifice a creature —

activated Sacrifice a creature — puts a counter on it

Causes: put a counter on anything, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, remove a counter from anything.

Cares about: an upkeep, a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

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

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Ebon Praetor is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Ebon Praetor onto the battlefield from your library

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Ebon Praetor is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ebon Praetor:

  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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ebon Praetor:

  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 gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Ebon Praetor is one).

When Ebon Praetor gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Wickersmith's Tools — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons — makes a token
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  5. Flourishing Defenses — makes a token
  6. Nest of Scarabs — makes that many tokens
  7. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  8. Obelisk Spider — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  9. Auntie Ool, Cursewretch — draws you 1 card
  10. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage

33 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

Ebon Praetor 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ebon Praetor:

  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

61 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Ebon Praetor, it gains you its power life

461 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice a creature to Ebon Praetor, 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Ebon Praetor, 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Ebon Praetor fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Ebon Praetor attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

220 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 (Ebon Praetor is one).

When Ebon Praetor enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself

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