Gastal Raider

Gastal Raider

Creature — Vampire Rogue

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

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triggered — raises your speed

When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it. That player discards that card.

triggered —

This creature gets +1/+1 and has menace.

static — gives +1/+1

static — grants a keyword

Causes: discard a card.

Cares about: life is lost.

Works well with

a Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

When Gastal Raider attacks:

  1. Glass-Cast Heart — makes a token
  2. Sanctum Seeker — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle — When Gastal Raider attacks, Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle makes a token

a Vampire creature is cast — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Bloodlord of Vaasgoth — When Gastal Raider is cast, Bloodlord of Vaasgoth grants bloodthirst

a Vampire deals combat damage — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

When Gastal Raider deals combat damage:

  1. Rakish Heir — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Stensia Masquerade — puts a counter on a permanent

a Vampire enters the battlefield — 500 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

When Gastal Raider enters:

  1. Anje, Maid of Dishonor — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Legion — gives +1/+1
  3. Markov Enforcer — deals damage
  4. Evelyn, the Covetous — exiles a card from a library

a Rogue attacks — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Soaring Thought-Thief — When Gastal Raider attacks, Soaring Thought-Thief mills a card

a Rogue deals combat damage — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Anowon, the Ruin Thief — When Gastal Raider deals combat damage, Anowon, the Ruin Thief mills a card

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

a Rogue creature enters the battlefield — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Cloak and Dagger — When Gastal Raider enters, Cloak and Dagger triggers

a Rogue enters the battlefield — 659 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Gastal Raider enters, Thieves' Guild Enforcer mills a card

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

When a permanent makes a player discard a card thanks to Gastal Raider:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  3. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  4. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  6. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  7. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  8. Spirit Cairn — makes a token
  9. Confessor — gains you 1 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

make a player lose life — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Brainstealer Dragon — When Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  2. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When Massacre Girl, Most Wanted makes a player lose life, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  3. Glaring Fleshraker — When Glaring Fleshraker makes a player lose life, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  4. Lux Artillery — When Lux Artillery makes a player lose life, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  5. Poisonbelly Ogre — When a player makes a player lose life thanks to Poisonbelly Ogre, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  6. Gideon the Oathless — When Gideon the Oathless makes a player lose life, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  7. Blood Seeker — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Blood Seeker, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  8. Tinybones Joins Up — When Tinybones Joins Up makes a player lose life, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  9. Trespasser's Curse — When Trespasser's Curse makes a player lose life, Gastal Raider raises your speed
  10. Jaws of Defeat — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Jaws of Defeat, Gastal Raider raises your speed

3,150 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 (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Bloodbond March — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  2. Heart-Shaped Herb — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  3. Enlightened Confidant — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  4. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  5. Grazing Kelpie — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Grazing Kelpie can bring back
  6. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Gastal Raider would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  7. Endurance — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Endurance can bring back
  8. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back
  9. Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae — Gastal Raider puts cards into the graveyard that Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae can bring back
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Gastal Raider fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Gastal Raider:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  5. Compost — draws you 1 card
  6. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

5 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 (Gastal Raider is one).

When Gastal Raider attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  4. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Gossip's Talent — triggers

120 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 (Gastal Raider is one).

When Gastal Raider attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Saw — sacrifices a creature

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Gastal Raider blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

29 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 (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Gastal Raider enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

32 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.

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When Gastal Raider enters, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Gastal Raider enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — When Gastal Raider enters, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When Gastal Raider enters, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire, it makes an opponent discard a card
  6. The Cauldron of Eternity — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to The Cauldron of Eternity, it makes an opponent discard a card
  7. Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery, it makes an opponent discard a card
  8. Grave Researcher // Reanimate — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Grave Researcher // Reanimate, it makes an opponent discard a card
  9. The War in Heaven — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to The War in Heaven, it makes an opponent discard a card
  10. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Chainer, Dementia Master, it makes an opponent discard a card
  11. Phyrexian Delver — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Phyrexian Delver, it makes an opponent discard a card
  12. Command the Dreadhorde — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Command the Dreadhorde, it makes an opponent discard a card
  13. Reanimate — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Reanimate, it makes an opponent discard a card
  14. Dawn of the Dead — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Dawn of the Dead, it makes an opponent discard a card
  15. Aetherstorm Roc — When Gastal Raider enters, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
  16. Raphael, Most Attitude — When Gastal Raider enters, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

361 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 (Gastal Raider is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Gastal Raider enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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