Ensnared by the Mara

Ensnared by the Mara

Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Each opponent faces a villainous choice — They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card, then you may cast that card without paying its mana cost, or that player exiles the top four cards of their library and Ensnared by the Mara deals damage equal to the total mana value of those exiled cards to that player.

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on-cast — deals the total mana value of those exiled cards damage

Causes: you face a villainous choice, exile an artifact, exile a battle, exile a creature, exile an enchantment, exile an instant, exile a planeswalker, exile a sorcery, cast an artifact, cast a battle, cast a creature, cast an enchantment, cast an instant, cast a planeswalker, cast a sorcery, exile a card, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a battle is cast — 100 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

When Ensnared by the Mara is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  2. Pollywog Prodigy — draws you 1 card
  3. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  4. Chimeric Egg — puts a charge counter on itself
  5. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  6. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  7. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  8. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  9. Tellah, Great Sage — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker is exiled — 231 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

  1. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

a nontoken artifact is exiled — 334 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

When an artifact is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara:

  1. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token

an artifact is exiled — 336 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

  1. Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

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

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

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — When a planeswalker is cast thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Jaya's Phoenix returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — When a planeswalker is cast thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Interplanar Beacon gains you 1 life
  3. Varis, Silverymoon Ranger — When a creature is cast thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Varis, Silverymoon Ranger triggers

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

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

  1. Elemental Expressionist — When Elemental Expressionist is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, it makes a token
  2. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  3. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Kaya, Spirits' Justice copies a permanent
  5. Soulherder — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, Soulherder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Ensnared by the Mara is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Ensnared by the Mara, it triggers

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

When Ensnared by the Mara deals noncombat damage:

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

37 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 (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

When Ensnared by the Mara 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. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

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

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

When an enchantment is cast thanks to Ensnared by the Mara:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  10. Mesa Enchantress — draws you 1 card

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

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

When an artifact is cast thanks to Ensnared by the Mara:

  1. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  2. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  3. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  4. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  5. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Ensnared by the Mara is one).

  1. Tor Wauki the Younger — When Ensnared by the Mara is cast, Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage

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