Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm

Legendary Creature — Insect // Legendary Planeswalker — Grist

Mana cost: {G}

How we read this card

Deathtouch
Whenever Grist or another creature you control enters, if it entered from your graveyard or you cast it from your graveyard, you may pay {G}. If you do, exile Grist, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control.

triggered —

triggered — blinks a permanent

triggered —

Create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill two cards. Put a deathtouch counter on the token if a black card was milled this way.

activated +1 — makes a token

activated +1 — mills a card

activated +1 — puts a counter on it

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

activated −2 —

For each creature card in your graveyard, create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 1/1 black and green Insect.

activated −6 — makes a token

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield, transform anything, create an Insect creature token, put an Insect creature token onto the battlefield, mill a card, put a counter on anything, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm an extra ability
  2. Way of the Wildspeaker — Way of the Wildspeaker gives Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm an extra ability

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

an Insect attacks — 323 cards in the game can cause this (Grist is one).

When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm attacks:

  1. Vrestin, Menoptra Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm puts cards into the:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  2. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  3. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  4. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  5. Moment of Reckoning — graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
  6. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  7. Serra Paragon — graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  8. Odunos River Trawler — graveyard that Odunos River Trawler can bring back
  9. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  10. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back

104 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 (Grist is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Grist is one).

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm:

  1. Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen — puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back
  2. Dredger's Insight — puts cards into the graveyard that Dredger's Insight can bring back
  3. Resistance Is Futile — puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
  4. Scarecrone — puts cards into the graveyard that Scarecrone can bring back
  5. Technomancer — puts cards into the graveyard that Technomancer can bring back
  6. Queen Kayla bin-Kroog — puts cards into the graveyard that Queen Kayla bin-Kroog can bring back
  7. Chitin Gravestalker — puts cards into the graveyard, and Chitin Gravestalker gets bigger
  8. Interceptor Mechan — puts cards into the graveyard that Interceptor Mechan can bring back
  9. Lorehold Charm — puts cards into the graveyard that Lorehold Charm can bring back
  10. Lorehold Archivist // Restore Relic — fills your graveyard toward the 3 or more creature or artifact cards Lorehold Archivist // Restore Relic needs

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

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Grist is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm:

  1. Party Dude — draws you 1 card
  2. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  3. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Kibo, Uktabi Prince — puts a counter on an Ape or Monkey
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  8. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  9. Pain Distributor — deals 1 damage
  10. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Grist is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

2,719 other cards cause 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 (Grist is one).

When an Insect enters thanks to Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm:

  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 (Grist is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm makes an Insect 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 token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Grist is one).

When an Insect enters thanks to Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Grist is one).

When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm makes an Insect token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Grist is one).

When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm leaves the battlefield:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

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

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm leaves the battlefield, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life

31 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 (Grist is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

152 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 (Grist is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

90 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 (Grist is one).

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm enters, Loran, Disciple of History brings a card back

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