Hollowborn Barghest

Hollowborn Barghest

Creature — Demon Dog

Mana cost: {5}{B}{B}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, each opponent loses 2 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, they lose 2 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

Causes: make a player lose life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Hollowborn Barghest onto the battlefield from your library

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

a Dog deals combat damage — 201 cards in the game can cause this (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

  1. Sophia, Dogged Detective — When Hollowborn Barghest deals combat damage, Sophia, Dogged Detective makes a token

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

When Hollowborn Barghest enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Hollowborn Barghest, Far Fortune, End Boss raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Hollowborn Barghest, Zahur, Glory's Past raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Hollowborn Barghest, Mendicant Core, Guidelight raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Hollowborn Barghest, Aether Syphon raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Hollowborn Barghest, Vnwxt, Verbose Host raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Hollowborn Barghest, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Hollowborn Barghest, Slick Imitator raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — When Hollowborn Barghest makes a player lose life, Oath of Lim-Dûl sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — When Hollowborn Barghest makes a player lose life, Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — When Hollowborn Barghest makes a player lose life, Lich's Mastery triggers

46 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 (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

When Hollowborn Barghest attacks:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  7. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura

111 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 (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

When Hollowborn Barghest attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Jolene, Plundering Pugilist — makes a token
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

181 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 (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

When Hollowborn Barghest blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  4. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  5. Dwindle — kills a creature
  6. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

When Hollowborn Barghest attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature deals combat damage — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

  1. Tifa, Martial Artist — When Hollowborn Barghest deals combat damage, Tifa, Martial Artist untaps a permanent

196 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 (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

When Hollowborn Barghest enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

302 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 (Hollowborn Barghest is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Hollowborn Barghest enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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