Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental

Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental

Battle — Siege // Creature — Elemental

Mana cost: {2}{R}{R}

How we read this card

(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When this Siege enters, it deals 3 damage to each creature and each planeswalker.

triggered — deals 3 damage

triggered — deals 3 damage

Ward—Pay 2 life.
Whenever you cast a spell, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.

triggered — deals 2 damage

Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a spell is cast.

Works well with

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

When Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental enters:

  1. Builder's Talent — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  3. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

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

When Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  3. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  4. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  5. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  6. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  7. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  8. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  9. Tellah, Great Sage — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Karsus is one).

When Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Karsus is one).

When Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Karsus is one).

When Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental is dealt damage:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Shriveling Rot — kills it
  3. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  4. Hot Soup — kills a creature
  5. Cracked Skull — kills a creature
  6. Sporogenic Infection — kills a creature
  7. Frozen Solid — kills a creature
  8. Mortal Wound — kills a creature
  9. Mire Blight — kills it
  10. Death Pits of Rath — kills it

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

anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Invasion of Karsus is one).

When an opponent is dealt damage thanks to Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental:

  1. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. War Elemental — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Chandra's Spitfire — gets +3/+0
  4. Wildfire Elemental — gives +1/+0
  5. Master of Barbs — gives +1/+0

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