Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie

Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie

Legendary Creature — Goblin Warlock // Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

Menace
Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Grub, Storied Matriarch, return up to one target Goblin card from your graveyard to your hand.

triggered — brings a card back

triggered — brings a card back

At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay {R}. If you do, transform Grub.

triggered —

Menace
Whenever Grub attacks, you may blight 1. If you do, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of the blighted creature, except it has that ability

triggered —

triggered — makes a token

At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this token.
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay {B}. If you do, transform Grub.

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: a Goblin leaves a graveyard, transform anything, put a counter on anything, create a creature token, put a creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a Goblin in a graveyard.

Works well with

put a Goblin into a graveyard — 69 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  2. Sarpadian Simulacrum — When Sarpadian Simulacrum is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  3. Goblin Replica — When Goblin Replica is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  4. Airdrop Condor — Airdrop Condor puts cards into the graveyard that Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring back
  5. Goblin Marshal — When Goblin Marshal is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  6. Mogg War Marshal — When Mogg War Marshal is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  7. Reckless Lackey — When Reckless Lackey is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  8. Goblin Cratermaker — When Goblin Cratermaker is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  9. Goblin Archaeologist — When Goblin Archaeologist is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back
  10. Cacophony Scamp — When Cacophony Scamp is in the graveyard, Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie can bring it back

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

transform a creature — 105 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Accursed Witch // Infectious Curse — When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie transforms thanks to Accursed Witch // Infectious Curse, it brings a card back

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

a Goblin attacks — 567 cards in the game can cause this (Grub is one).

When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie attacks:

  1. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — makes a token
  2. Mordor Trebuchet — makes a token

a Goblin deals combat damage — 567 cards in the game can cause this (Grub is one).

When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie deals combat damage:

  1. Boggart Mob — makes a token
  2. Auntie's Snitch — returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Cabal Slaver — triggers
  4. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — sacrifices it
  5. Moria Marauder — exiles a card from your library

a Goblin it boosts — 584 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Dralnu's Crusade — Dralnu's Crusade gives Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie bigger stats

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

a Goblin enters the battlefield — 622 cards in the game can cause this (Grub is one).

When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie enters:

  1. Quest for the Goblin Lord — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Goblin Assassin — makes a player sacrifice a creature

a Goblin creature it boosts — 622 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Goblin Shrine — Goblin Shrine gives Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie bigger stats
  2. Goblin Caves — Goblin Caves gives Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie bigger stats

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

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

When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie leaves a graveyard:

  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.

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

  1. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie makes fodder for Kethek, Crucible Goliath
  2. Industrial Advancement — Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  3. Fireflux Squad — Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie makes fodder for Fireflux Squad
  4. Divergent Transformations — Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  5. Transmogrify — Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie makes fodder for Transmogrify

2,715 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 (Grub is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie:

  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 (Grub is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie makes a creature 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 (Grub is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie:

  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 (Grub is one).

When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie makes a creature 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.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Grub is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 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 (Grub is one).

When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

126 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 (Grub is one).

When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Saw — sacrifices a creature

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Grub is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

29 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 (Grub is one).

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie enters, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
  3. Legolas Greenleaf — When Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent
  4. The Neutrinos — When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

350 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 (Grub is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a creature enters thanks to Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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