Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom

Battle — Siege // Sorcery

Mana cost: {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}

How we read this card

When this Siege enters, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile two nonland cards with mana value 4 or less. You may cast one of those two cards without paying its mana cost. Put one of them into your hand. Then put the other cards exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.

triggered —

triggered —

Awaken the Maelstrom is all colors.
Target player draws two cards. You may put an artifact card from your hand onto the battlefield. Create a token that's a copy of a permanent you control. Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three creatures you control. Destroy target permanent an opponent controls.

on-cast — draws you 2 cards

on-cast —

on-cast — makes a token

on-cast — puts 3 counters on it

on-cast —

Causes: exile an artifact, exile a battle, exile a creature, exile an enchantment, exile an instant, exile a planeswalker, exile a sorcery, cast anything, draw a card, put an artifact onto the battlefield, create a permanent token, put a permanent token onto the battlefield, put a counter on anything, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Siege enters the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — When Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Invasion of Shandalar // Leyline Surge — When Invasion of Shandalar // Leyline Surge enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again

a battle enters the battlefield — 81 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Builder's Talent — When an artifact enters thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  2. Brainstealer Dragon — When an artifact enters thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  3. Cloudstone Curio — When a permanent enters thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a battle is cast — 100 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

When Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom is cast:

  1. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  2. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  3. Defiler of Vigor — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  5. Defiler of Dreams — draws you 1 card
  6. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  7. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  8. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  9. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a permanent enters the battlefield — 152 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

When an artifact enters thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom:

  1. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — gains you 1 life
  2. Altar of the Brood — mills a card
  3. Amareth, the Lustrous — searches a library
  4. Rimefire Torque — puts a charge counter on itself
  5. Eye of Singularity — kills a permanent

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

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Nezumi Freewheeler // Hideous Fleshwheeler — can bring back
  2. Cache Grab — can bring back
  3. Neyam Shai Murad — can bring back
  4. Seed of Hope — can bring back
  5. Rapid Rescue — can bring back
  6. Wasteful Harvest — can bring back
  7. Wrenn and Realmbreaker — can bring back

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

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Liability — When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, Liability makes a player lose 1 life

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 — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom:

  1. Prince of Thralls — brings a card back
  2. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  3. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  4. Sarulf, Realm Eater — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a planeswalker is exiled — 231 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Super Shredder — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, Super Shredder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact is exiled — 334 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

When an artifact is exiled thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom:

  1. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token

an artifact is exiled — 336 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — copies a permanent
  4. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature, artifact, enchantment, instant, sorcery, planeswalker or battle is exiled thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares 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 (Invasion of Alara is one).

When a permanent enters thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Alara is one).

When Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom makes a player draw a card:

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life

65 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 (Invasion of Alara is one).

Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies:

  1. God-Eternal Bontu — ; the legend rule puts one of them into the graveyard, triggering its death ability
  2. Ragnarok, Divine Deliverance — ; the legend rule puts one of them into the graveyard, triggering its death ability

9 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 (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

443 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 (Invasion of Alara is one).

  1. Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie — When Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes — When Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again
  3. Exdeath, Void Warlock // Neo Exdeath, Dimension's End — When Exdeath, Void Warlock // Neo Exdeath, Dimension's End enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again
  4. The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools — When The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools enters thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, it mills a card
  5. Sin, Spira's Punishment — When Sin, Spira's Punishment enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again
  6. Samwise the Stouthearted — When Samwise the Stouthearted enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again
  7. Cloud of Darkness — When Cloud of Darkness enters because Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom copies it, its ability triggers again
  8. Staff of Eden, Vault's Key — When Staff of Eden, Vault's Key enters thanks to Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom, it brings a card back

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