Ghastly Death Tyrant

Ghastly Death Tyrant

Creature — Beholder Skeleton

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, choose one —

triggered —

Disintegration Ray — Destroy target enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to its mana value.

triggered —

triggered —

Death Ray — Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.

triggered — grants a keyword

Causes: you face a dilemma, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, make a player lose life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Ghastly Death Tyrant onto the battlefield from your library

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

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

When Ghastly Death Tyrant poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

Ghastly Death Tyrant puts cards into the:

  1. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — graveyard that Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer can bring back
  2. Narset, Enlightened Exile — graveyard that Narset, Enlightened Exile can bring back
  3. Fallaji Archaeologist — graveyard that Fallaji Archaeologist can bring back
  4. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — graveyard that Chandra, Chill of Compliance can bring back
  5. Cantivore — graveyard, and Cantivore gets bigger

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Ghastly Death Tyrant, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

When Ghastly Death Tyrant makes a player lose life:

  1. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  2. Intermediate Chirography — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood — draws you that many cards
  4. Vengeful Warchief — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Wax-Wane Witness — gets +1/+0
  6. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  7. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  8. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  9. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent
  10. Gonti's Machinations — puts a counter on a permanent you control

46 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

  1. Heart-Shaped Herb — Ghastly Death Tyrant puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  2. Enlightened Confidant — Ghastly Death Tyrant puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  3. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Ghastly Death Tyrant puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  4. Grazing Kelpie — Ghastly Death Tyrant puts cards into the graveyard that Grazing Kelpie can bring back
  5. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Ghastly Death Tyrant would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  6. Endurance — Ghastly Death Tyrant puts cards into the graveyard that Endurance can bring back
  7. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — Ghastly Death Tyrant fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Thieves' Guild Enforcer needs
  8. Soaring Thought-Thief — Ghastly Death Tyrant fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Soaring Thought-Thief needs
  9. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Ghastly Death Tyrant puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Ghastly Death Tyrant 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

When an enchantment hits the graveyard thanks to Ghastly Death Tyrant:

  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. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

6 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

When Ghastly Death Tyrant attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers

124 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Ghastly Death Tyrant attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

202 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

When Ghastly Death Tyrant is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back

89 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

When Ghastly Death Tyrant enters:

  1. Dual Nature — makes a token
  2. Samwise Gamgee — makes a token

31 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

When Ghastly Death Tyrant enters:

  1. Enduring Courage — gives +2/+0
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself

366 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 (Ghastly Death Tyrant is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Ghastly Death Tyrant enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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