Gríma Wormtongue

Gríma Wormtongue

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

Your opponents can't gain life.
Target player loses 1 life. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, amass Orcs 2.

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature — makes each opponent lose 1 life

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature — puts 2 counters on it

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, make a player lose life, create an Army creature token, create an Orc creature token, put an Army creature token onto the battlefield, put an Orc creature token onto the battlefield, put a counter on an Army creature token, put a counter on an Orc creature token.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Gollum, Patient Plotter — When Gollum, Patient Plotter leaves the battlefield thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it has the Ring tempt you
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it exiles a Nightmare

an Orc gets a counter — 39 cards in the game can cause this (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. The Great Goblin — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage

1 other card cares 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Gríma Wormtongue:

  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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Gríma Wormtongue:

  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

20 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Shalai and Hallar — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  8. Danny Pink — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  9. Enduring Scalelord — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card

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

a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — Primeval Bounty makes fodder for Gríma Wormtongue
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — Saheeli, Radiant Creator makes fodder for Gríma Wormtongue

2,717 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

Gríma Wormtongue 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Gríma Wormtongue:

  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 token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

When an Orc or Army enters thanks to Gríma Wormtongue:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Gríma Wormtongue makes an Orc or Army token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it gains you its power life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice another creature to Gríma Wormtongue, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When you sacrifice another creature to Gríma Wormtongue, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life

462 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Gríma Wormtongue, 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization — When Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization dies thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, it exiles itself

21 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Gríma Wormtongue fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Gríma Wormtongue is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Gríma Wormtongue attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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