Golgari Guildmage

Golgari Guildmage

Creature — Elf Shaman

Mana cost: {B/G}{B/G}

How we read this card

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

activated {4}{B}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {4}{B}, Sacrifice a creature — brings a card back

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

activated {4}{G} — puts a counter on it

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, a creature leaves a graveyard, put a counter on a creature.

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 (Golgari Guildmage is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Golgari Guildmage, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Golgari Guildmage, it exiles a Nightmare

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 539 cards in the game can cause this (Golgari Guildmage is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Golgari Guildmage enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

an Elf attacks — 723 cards in the game can cause this (Golgari Guildmage is one).

When Golgari Guildmage attacks:

  1. Celeborn the Wise — scries
  2. Tyvar the Bellicose — grants deathtouch
  3. Harald Unites the Elves — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  4. Arboreal Alliance — triggers

a nontoken Elf enters the battlefield — 728 cards in the game can cause this (Golgari Guildmage is one).

  1. Wirewood Hivemaster — When Golgari Guildmage enters, Wirewood Hivemaster makes a token

an Elf it boosts — 739 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Pride of the Perfect — Pride of the Perfect gives Golgari Guildmage bigger stats

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

an Elf enters the battlefield — 752 cards in the game can cause this (Golgari Guildmage is one).

When Golgari Guildmage enters:

  1. Wolverine Riders — gains you its toughness life
  2. Elvish Warmaster — makes a token
  3. Elvish Vanguard — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Marwyn, the Nurturer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Woodland Weavemaster — gets +1/+1
  6. High Perfect Morcant — puts a counter on a permanent an opponent controls
  7. Maralen, Fae Ascendant — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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 (Golgari Guildmage is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Golgari Guildmage:

  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.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Golgari Guildmage is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Golgari Guildmage:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Golgari Guildmage is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Golgari Guildmage:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

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

When you sacrifice a creature to Golgari Guildmage:

  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 (Golgari Guildmage is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Generous Patron — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Generous Patron draws you 1 card
  8. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  9. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  10. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Golgari Guildmage, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Havengul Lich — Golgari Guildmage puts cards into the graveyard that Havengul Lich can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — Golgari Guildmage puts cards into the graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  3. Swarmborn Giant — When Swarmborn Giant is in the graveyard, Golgari Guildmage can bring it back
  4. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  5. Ayara, First of Locthwain — Ayara, First of Locthwain puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  6. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  7. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  8. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  9. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  10. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  11. Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back
  12. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Golgari Guildmage can bring back

1,508 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Golgari Guildmage is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Golgari Guildmage, it gains you its power life

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