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).
- Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Fiend Artisan, it exiles a Synth you control
- 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).
- 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:
- Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
- Bag of Devouring — exiles it
a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.
- Havengul Lich — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Havengul Lich can bring back
- Liliana the Repentant — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
- Paleoloth — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Paleoloth can bring back
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
- Banon, the Returners' Leader — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
- Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Surgical Suite // Hospital Room can bring back
- Sword of Light and Shadow — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow can bring back
- Necromantic Thirst — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Necromantic Thirst can bring back
- Krile Baldesion — Fiend Artisan puts cards into the graveyard that Krile Baldesion can bring back
- 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
- Swarmborn Giant — When Swarmborn Giant is in the graveyard, Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard, and Fiend Artisan gets bigger
- 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 creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Fiend Artisan is one).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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 enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Fiend Artisan is one).
- Odunos River Trawler — When Odunos River Trawler enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Technomancer — When Technomancer enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it mills a card
- Sludge Titan — When Sludge Titan enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it mills a card
- Moriok Scavenger — When Moriok Scavenger enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Corpse Cur — When Corpse Cur enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Rayblade Trooper — When Rayblade Trooper enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts a counter on a creature
- Puppeteer Clique — When Puppeteer Clique enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Crypt Angel — When Crypt Angel enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Enslaved Horror — When Enslaved Horror enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- 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).
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian — When Wan Shi Tong, Librarian enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts X counters on a permanent
- Malik, Grim Manipulator — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it triggers
- The Master, Transcendent — When The Master, Transcendent enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts 2 counters on a permanent
- Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest — When Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Alharu, Solemn Ritualist — When Alharu, Solemn Ritualist enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it puts a counter on a creature
- Garna, the Bloodflame — When Garna, the Bloodflame enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Ruxa, Patient Professor — When Ruxa, Patient Professor enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it brings a card back
- Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — When Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace enters thanks to Fiend Artisan, it makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
- 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.