Hythonia the Cruel

Hythonia the Cruel

Legendary Creature — Gorgon

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Deathtouch
Monstrosity 3.

activated {6}{B}{B} —

When Hythonia becomes monstrous, destroy all non-Gorgon creatures.

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: put a counter on anything, a creature dies.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

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

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it exiles a Nightmare

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

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

8 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

When Hythonia the Cruel gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. 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 in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

Hythonia the Cruel 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token

60 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it gains you its power life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Shriveling Rot — When a creature dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  6. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it makes a token
  7. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it draws you 1 card
  8. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it triggers
  10. Saffi Eriksdotter — When a creature dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself

452 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

33 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Hythonia the Cruel, it exiles itself

19 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

Hythonia the Cruel fills your graveyard toward the:

  1. Havi, the All-Father — 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

442 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Hythonia the Cruel attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

220 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Hythonia the Cruel attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

149 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 (Hythonia the Cruel is one).

When Hythonia the Cruel enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself

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