Greven, Predator Captain

Greven, Predator Captain

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Warrior

Mana cost: {3}{B}{R}

How we read this card

Menace
Greven gets +X/+0, where X is the amount of life you've lost this turn.

static — gives +X/+0, where X is the amount of life you've lost this turn

Whenever Greven attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, you draw cards equal to that creature's power and you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

triggered —

triggered — draws you cards

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, draw a card, make a player lose life.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it draws you cards
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it exiles a Synth you control
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it exiles a Nightmare

a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Vulpine Harvester — When Greven, Predator Captain attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back

a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Darksteel Splicer — When Greven, Predator Captain enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When Greven, Predator Captain enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

a Warrior attacks — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom — When Greven, Predator Captain attacks, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom makes a token

a Warrior deals combat damage — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Raiders' Spoils — When Greven, Predator Captain deals combat damage, Raiders' Spoils makes you lose life

a Warrior it applies speed increase to — 1,331 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Rushblade Commander — Rushblade Commander gives Greven, Predator Captain haste

1,330 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Warrior creature enters the battlefield — 1,401 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Obsidian Battle-Axe — When Greven, Predator Captain enters, Obsidian Battle-Axe triggers

a Warrior enters the battlefield — 1,403 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

When Greven, Predator Captain enters:

  1. Mardu Woe-Reaper — hits a graveyard
  2. Thrasher Brute — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Decorated Champion — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Warrior creature it grants types to — 1,404 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Warrior's Sword — Warrior's Sword gives Greven, Predator Captain an extra creature type

1,403 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

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

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Greven, Predator Captain:

  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 (Greven is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Greven, Predator Captain:

  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.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

Greven, Predator Captain puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

60 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 (Greven is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When a creature dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it makes a token
  6. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it draws you 1 card
  7. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  8. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it triggers
  9. Saffi Eriksdotter — When a creature dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself
  10. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it makes you lose life

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Greven is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Greven, Predator Captain, it exiles itself

20 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 (Greven is one).

Greven, Predator Captain fills your graveyard toward the:

  1. Havi, the All-Father — 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

442 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 (Greven is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Greven, Predator Captain attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

222 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 (Greven is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Greven, Predator Captain attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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