In the Darkness Bind Them

In the Darkness Bind Them

Enchantment — Saga

Mana cost: {2}{U}{B}{R}

How we read this card

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
Create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. The Ring tempts you.

triggered — makes a token

triggered —

For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

triggered —

triggered — untaps a permanent

triggered — grants haste

triggered —

Causes: create a Wraith creature token, put a Wraith creature token onto the battlefield, the Ring tempts you, take control of a creature, untap a creature.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

the Ring tempts you — 49 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When In the Darkness Bind Them has the Ring tempt you:

  1. Ringwraiths — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Nazgûl — puts a counter on a Wraith
  3. Sauron, the Dark Lord — draws and discards
  4. Sméagol, Helpful Guide — puts a land onto the battlefield
  5. Call of the Ring — makes you lose life

a Saga in a graveyard — 186 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When In the Darkness Bind Them is in the graveyard:

  1. Rydia, Summoner of Mist — can bring it back
  2. Satsuki, the Living Lore — can bring it back

a creature untaps — 519 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

  1. Fishing Pole — When a creature untaps thanks to In the Darkness Bind Them, Fishing Pole triggers

an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When you sacrifice In the Darkness Bind Them, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When In the Darkness Bind Them is in the graveyard:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — gets bigger
  2. Lotus-Eye Mystics — can bring it back
  3. Builder's Talent — can bring it back
  4. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring it back
  5. Serpent of the Pass — gets bigger
  6. Emeria Shepherd — can bring it back
  7. Moment of Reckoning — can bring it back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — can bring it back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — can bring it back
  10. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — can bring it 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 (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When In the Darkness Bind Them is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Knight of Doves — makes a token
  3. Warehouse Tabby — makes a token
  4. Starfield Mystic — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Femeref Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  6. Savior of the Sleeping — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ashiok's Reaper — draws you 1 card
  8. Wicked Visitor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  9. Martyr's Bond — makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

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. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Kethek, Crucible Goliath
  3. Polymorph — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Polymorph
  4. Industrial Advancement — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  5. Proteus Staff — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  6. Synthetic Destiny — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  7. Divergent Transformations — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  8. Mass Polymorph — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Mass Polymorph
  9. Transmogrify — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Transmogrify
  10. Chaos Mutation — In the Darkness Bind Them makes fodder for Chaos Mutation

2,710 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 (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When a Wraith enters thanks to In the Darkness Bind Them:

  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 (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When In the Darkness Bind Them makes a Wraith 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.

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice In the Darkness Bind Them, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When In the Darkness Bind Them is cast:

  1. Death to Our Enemies — makes a token
  2. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  3. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  5. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  6. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  7. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  8. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  9. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card

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

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When In the Darkness Bind Them enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When a Wraith enters thanks to In the Darkness Bind Them:

  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 (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When In the Darkness Bind Them makes a Wraith 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.

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (In the Darkness Bind Them is one).

When In the Darkness Bind Them enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature

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