Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian

Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard

Mana cost: {4}{B}

How we read this card

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, surveil 1.

triggered — surveils

At the beginning of your end step, each opponent may sacrifice a nontoken creature of their choice. Each opponent who doesn't loses 2 life for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.

triggered —

triggered — makes each opponent lose life

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: surveil, sacrifice a nontoken creature, a nontoken creature dies, make a player lose life.

Cares about: an instant is cast, a sorcery is cast, an end step, an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.

Works well with

an instant in a graveyard — 2 cards in the game can cause this (Fandaniel is one).

  1. Makeshift Mannequin — When Makeshift Mannequin is in the graveyard, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian gets bigger
  2. Supper for Spiders — When Supper for Spiders is in the graveyard, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian gets bigger

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

you surveil — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Fandaniel is one).

When Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils:

  1. Mirko, Obsessive Theorist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Prudent Fateseer // Peer Review — gives +1/+0
  3. Diviner of Victory // Unwind History — gets +1/+1
  4. Saheeli, Consul of Oversight — makes a token
  5. Copy Catchers — makes a token
  6. Proft, Consulting Detective — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Matoya, Archon Elder — draws you 1 card
  8. Denzilore Fatehold — puts a counter on a creature
  9. Whispering Snitch — deals 1 damage
  10. Blood Operative — makes you lose life

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

a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Fandaniel is one).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 1,264 cards in the game can cause this (Fandaniel is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

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

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

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

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Fandaniel is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian:

  1. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — makes 2 tokens
  2. Malik, Grim Manipulator — makes a token
  3. Thraximundar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  7. Mortician Beetle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

22 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 (Fandaniel is one).

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian puts cards into the:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  2. Grist, the Hunger Tide — graveyard, and Grist, the Hunger Tide gets bigger
  3. Riveteers Ascendancy — graveyard that Riveteers Ascendancy can bring back
  4. Havengul Lich — graveyard that Havengul Lich can bring back
  5. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  6. Paleoloth — graveyard that Paleoloth can bring back
  7. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  9. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — graveyard that Surgical Suite // Hospital Room can bring back
  10. Sword of Light and Shadow — graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow 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 (Fandaniel is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  3. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  5. Ghoulish Procession — makes a token
  6. Ogre Slumlord — makes a token
  7. Minotaur, Roxxon CEO — makes a token
  8. Harvester of Souls — draws you 1 card
  9. Magus of the Bridge — exiles itself
  10. Koh, the Face Stealer — exiles it

60 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 (Fandaniel is one).

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian, Zahur, Glory's Past raises your speed

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

cast a sorcery — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.

When an instant is cast thanks to:

  1. Sword of Once and Future — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  2. Glamdring — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  3. Author of Shadows — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  4. Treasure Keeper — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  5. Bismuth Mindrender — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  6. The Dawning Archaic — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  7. Sarevok's Tome — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  8. Brain in a Jar — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  9. Bösium Strip — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  10. Panoptic Mirror — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils

3,710 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast an instant — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — When Ashnod's Intervention is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  2. Feign Death — When Feign Death is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  3. Undying Malice — When Undying Malice is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  4. Vincent's Limit Break — When Vincent's Limit Break is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  5. Demonic Gifts — When Demonic Gifts is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  6. Empty the Pits — When Empty the Pits is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  7. Nurgle's Conscription — When Nurgle's Conscription is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  8. Zuko's Conviction — When Zuko's Conviction is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  9. Misinformation — When Misinformation is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
  10. Shadow of the Grave — When Shadow of the Grave is cast, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils

3,921 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Fandaniel is one).

  1. Decaying Soil — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Decaying Soil needs

443 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 (Fandaniel is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

149 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 (Fandaniel is one).

When Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian attacks:

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back

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