Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit
Mana cost: {2}{W/B}{W/B}
How we read this card
Whenever Hei Bai enters or attacks, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on Hei Bai.
triggered —
triggered —
triggered — puts 2 counters on it
triggered — puts 2 counters on it
When Hei Bai leaves the battlefield, put its counters on target creature you control.
triggered — puts counters on it
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a creature, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, put a counter on anything, put a counter on a creature.
Cares about: nothing.
Works well with
anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this.
- Elder Arthur Maxson — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Elder Arthur Maxson, it puts counters on a creature
- Eldrazi Monument — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Eldrazi Monument, it puts counters on a creature
- Etchings of the Chosen — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Etchings of the Chosen, it puts counters on a creature
- Cultist of the Absolute — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Cultist of the Absolute, it puts counters on a creature
- Death Pit Offering — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Death Pit Offering, it puts counters on a creature
- The Sibsig Ceremony — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to The Sibsig Ceremony, it puts counters on a creature
- Crovax, Ascendant Hero — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Crovax, Ascendant Hero, it puts counters on a creature
- Ascendant Evincar — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Ascendant Evincar, it puts counters on a creature
- Draugr Necromancer — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Draugr Necromancer, it puts counters on a creature
- Tunnel of Love — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance leaves the battlefield thanks to Tunnel of Love, it puts counters on a creature
- Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, it exiles a Synth you control
- Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, it exiles a Nightmare
2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Bear enters the battlefield — 128 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Ayula, Queen Among Bears — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance enters, Ayula, Queen Among Bears triggers
a nontoken Spirit deals combat damage — 725 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance deals combat damage, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token
a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Baboon Spirit — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token
a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Bag of Devouring — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Bag of Devouring exiles it
an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
- Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, it makes a token
- Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, it searches a library
- Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
- Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
- Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
- Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Spirit creature it boosts — 889 cards in the game can cause this.
- Gallows Warden — Gallows Warden gives Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance bigger stats
- Long-Forgotten Gohei — Long-Forgotten Gohei gives Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance bigger stats
887 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance puts cards into the:
- Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
- The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
- Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
- Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
- Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
- Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
- Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
- Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
- Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back
179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Pia's Revolution — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Pia's Revolution deals 3 damage
- Farid, Enterprising Salvager — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Farid, Enterprising Salvager makes a token
- Psychomancer — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Psychomancer makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Sly Requisitioner — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Sly Requisitioner makes a token
- Slagstone Refinery — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Slagstone Refinery makes a token
- Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer triggers
- The Master, Gallifrey's End — When a creature dies thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, The Master, Gallifrey's End exiles it
an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
When a creature or artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance:
- Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Sludge Strider — When an artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life
a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Hei Bai is one).
- Fumulus, the Infestation — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token
1 other card cares 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 (Hei Bai is one).
- Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, it exiles itself
20 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
put anything onto the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this.
- Borg Cube — When Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance enters thanks to Borg Cube, it sacrifices a creature or artifact
26,498 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.