Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis

Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis

Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth

Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}

How we read this card

Up to two target creatures you control each get +2/+1 until end of turn.

activated −1 — gives +2/+1

Create two 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.

activated −2 — makes 2 tokens

You gain 5 life.

activated −3 — gains you 5 life

Escape—{4}{W}{W}, Exile four other cards from your graveyard.

Causes: create a Human creature token, create a Soldier creature token, put a Human creature token onto the battlefield, put a Soldier creature token onto the battlefield, gain life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis an extra ability
  2. Deification — Deification gives Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis hexproof

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

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 1,279 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When a Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis, Veteran's Armaments triggers

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

When Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis 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.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis makes a Human or Soldier token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis makes a Human or Soldier token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When a Human enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 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 (Elspeth is one).

When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life
  5. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself
  6. Flame-Kin War Scout — sacrifices itself

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