Elder Spawn

Elder Spawn

Creature — Spawn

Mana cost: {4}{U}{U}{U}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your upkeep, unless you sacrifice an Island, sacrifice this creature and it deals 6 damage to you.

triggered —

triggered —

triggered — deals 6 damage

This creature can't be blocked by red creatures.

static — restricts what can block it

Causes: sacrifice an Island land, an Island land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an upkeep, an Island to sacrifice.

Works well with

an Island is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 17 cards in the game can cause this (Elder Spawn is one).

  1. Genju of the Falls — When an Island is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Elder Spawn, Genju of the Falls returns itself from the graveyard

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

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

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

a land is sacrificed — 438 cards in the game can cause this (Elder Spawn is one).

When an Island is sacrificed thanks to Elder Spawn:

  1. Baloth Prime — makes a token
  2. Scouring Swarm — makes a token
  3. Hearthhull, the Worldseed — makes each opponent lose 2 life

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (Elder Spawn is one).

  1. Slogurk, the Overslime — Elder Spawn puts cards into the graveyard that Slogurk, the Overslime can bring back
  2. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — Elder Spawn puts cards into the graveyard that Zask, Skittering Swarmlord can bring back
  3. Glacierwood Siege — Elder Spawn puts cards into the graveyard that Glacierwood Siege can bring back
  4. Turntimber Sower — Elder Spawn puts cards into the graveyard that Turntimber Sower can bring back
  5. Dredger's Insight — When Elder Spawn is in the graveyard, Dredger's Insight can bring it back
  6. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — When Elder Spawn is in the graveyard, Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring it back
  7. Serra Paragon — Elder Spawn puts cards into the graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — Elder Spawn puts cards into the graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — Elder Spawn puts cards into the graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  10. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — When Elder Spawn is in the graveyard, Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring it back

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

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Elder Spawn is one).

When an Island is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Elder Spawn:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land goes to a graveyard — 683 cards in the game can cause this (Elder Spawn is one).

When an Island hits the graveyard thanks to Elder Spawn:

  1. The Gitrog Monster — draws you 1 card
  2. Skola Grovedancer — gains you 1 life
  3. Sand Scout — makes a token
  4. Crawling Sensation — makes a token
  5. Countryside Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 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 (Elder Spawn is one).

When you sacrifice Elder Spawn:

  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 (Elder Spawn is one).

When you sacrifice Elder Spawn:

  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 (Elder Spawn is one).

When Elder Spawn is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back

801 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 (Elder Spawn is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Elder Spawn attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

155 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 (Elder Spawn is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Elder Spawn attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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