Frankenstein's Monster

Frankenstein's Monster

Creature — Zombie

Mana cost: {X}{B}{B}

How we read this card

As this creature enters, exile X creature cards from your graveyard. If you can't, put this creature into its owner's graveyard instead of onto the battlefield. For each creature card exiled this way, this creature enters with a +2/+0, +1/+1, or +0/+2 counter on it.

static —

static —

static — arrives with counters

Causes: exile a creature, a creature leaves a graveyard, put a creature into a graveyard, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Frankenstein's Monster deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Frankenstein's Monster attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Frankenstein's Monster enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

When Frankenstein's Monster enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. The War Games — When Frankenstein's Monster is exiled, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

When Frankenstein's Monster is exiled:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — copies a permanent
  4. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Kaya's Ghostform — blinks a permanent

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

When Frankenstein's Monster leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

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 (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Frankenstein's Monster is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Frankenstein's Monster, it triggers

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

When Frankenstein's Monster leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

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

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

When Frankenstein's Monster gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

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

a creature goes to a graveyard — 3,011 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

When Frankenstein's Monster hits the graveyard:

  1. Lorcan, Warlock Collector — brings a card back
  2. Robot Domination — draws you 1 card
  3. Voracious Brood — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  4. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind — copies a permanent
  5. Profane Memento — gains you 1 life
  6. Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition — triggers
  7. Soulcipher Board // Cipherbound Spirit — triggers
  8. Sefris of the Hidden Ways — triggers

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Frankenstein's Monster gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 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 (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — When Frankenstein's Monster is in the graveyard, Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring it back

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. Bloodbond March — When Frankenstein's Monster is cast, Bloodbond March brings a card back

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Frankenstein's Monster is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Frankenstein's Monster enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

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