Fiend Artisan

Fiend Artisan

Creature — Nightmare

Mana cost: {B/G}{B/G}

How we read this card

This creature gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard.

static — gives +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard

Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {X}{B/G}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {X}{B/G}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature — searches a library

activated {X}{B/G}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {X}{B/G}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, search creature , put a creature onto the battlefield, shuffle a library.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

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

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

a Nightmare enters the battlefield — 151 cards in the game can cause this (Fiend Artisan is one).

  1. Umbris, Fear Manifest — When Fiend Artisan enters, Umbris, Fear Manifest exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

When you sacrifice another creature to Fiend Artisan:

  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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Fiend Artisan:

  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.

  1. Havengul Lich — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Havengul Lich can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Paleoloth can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Surgical Suite // Hospital Room can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Necromantic Thirst can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Krile Baldesion can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar can bring back
  11. Swarmborn Giant — When Swarmborn Giant is in the graveyard, Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  12. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  13. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  14. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  15. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  16. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  17. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  18. Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  19. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
  20. Cracked Skull — Cracked Skull puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger

1,491 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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Fiend Artisan:

  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
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

60 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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Fiend Artisan:

  1. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — makes each opponent lose 1 life

459 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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Fiend Artisan, 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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Fiend Artisan, it exiles itself

18 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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Fiend Artisan 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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Fiend Artisan attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 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 (Fiend Artisan is one).

  1. Odunos River Trawler — When Odunos River Trawler enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  2. Technomancer — When Technomancer enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it mills a card
  3. Sludge Titan — When Sludge Titan enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it mills a card
  4. Moriok Scavenger — When Moriok Scavenger enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  5. Corpse Cur — When Corpse Cur enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  6. Rayblade Trooper — When Rayblade Trooper enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts a counter on a creature
  7. Puppeteer Clique — When Puppeteer Clique enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  8. Crypt Angel — When Crypt Angel enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  9. Enslaved Horror — When Enslaved Horror enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  10. Overseer of the Damned — When Overseer of the Damned enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it kills a creature an opponent controls

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

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Fiend Artisan is one).

  1. Wan Shi Tong, Librarian — When Wan Shi Tong, Librarian enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts X counters on a permanent
  2. Malik, Grim Manipulator — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it triggers
  3. The Master, Transcendent — When The Master, Transcendent enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts 2 counters on a permanent
  4. Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest — When Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  5. Alharu, Solemn Ritualist — When Alharu, Solemn Ritualist enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts a counter on a creature
  6. Garna, the Bloodflame — When Garna, the Bloodflame enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  7. Ruxa, Patient Professor — When Ruxa, Patient Professor enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
  8. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — When Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life — When Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it becomes prepared

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