Genju of the Realm

Genju of the Realm

Legendary Enchantment — Aura

Mana cost: {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}

How we read this card

Enchant land
Enchanted land becomes a legendary 8/12 Spirit creature with trample until end of turn. It's still a land.

activated {2} — turns something into a creature

When enchanted land is put into a graveyard, you may return Genju of the Realm from your graveyard to your hand.

triggered — brings a card back

Causes: anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Works well with

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Tainted Aether — When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Tainted Aether, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Spiked Ripsaw — When a Forest is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Spiked Ripsaw, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Destructive Urge — When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Destructive Urge, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Excavating Anurid — When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Excavating Anurid, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  5. Rancid Earth — When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rancid Earth, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  6. Nomad Stadium — When Nomad Stadium is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Epicenter — When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Epicenter, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Cephalid Coliseum — When Cephalid Coliseum is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Barbarian Ring — When Barbarian Ring is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard
  10. Cabal Pit — When Cabal Pit is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Genju of the Realm returns itself from the graveyard

626 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an Aura enters the battlefield — 1,257 cards in the game can cause this (Genju of the Realm is one).

When Genju of the Realm enters:

  1. Tanglespan Lookout — draws you 1 card
  2. Chishiro, the Shattered Blade — makes a token

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Genju of the Realm is one).

When Genju of the Realm 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.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Genju of the Realm is one).

When Genju of the Realm is cast:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  10. Mesa Enchantress — draws you 1 card

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

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Genju of the Realm is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Genju of the Realm enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Genju of the Realm is one).

When Genju of the Realm enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

59 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 (Genju of the Realm is one).

  1. Nature's Wrath — When Genju of the Realm enters, Nature's Wrath makes a player sacrifice an Island or permanent

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