Kain, Traitorous Dragoon

Kain, Traitorous Dragoon

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

During your turn, Kain has flying.

static — grants a keyword

Whenever Kain deals combat damage to a player, that player gains control of Kain. If they do, you draw that many cards, create that many tapped Treasure tokens, then lose that much life.

triggered —

triggered — draws you that many cards

triggered — makes that many tokens

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: take control of anything, draw a card, create a Treasure artifact token, put a Treasure artifact token onto the battlefield, make a player lose life.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Knight attacks — 547 cards in the game can cause this (Kain is one).

  1. Knights' Charge — When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon attacks, Knights' Charge makes each opponent lose 1 life

a Knight deals combat damage — 547 cards in the game can cause this (Kain is one).

  1. Exsanguinator Cavalry — When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon deals combat damage, Exsanguinator Cavalry puts a counter on a permanent

a Knight enters the battlefield — 592 cards in the game can cause this (Kain is one).

When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon enters:

  1. Brimstone Trebuchet — untaps itself
  2. Zhalfirin Lancer — gets +1/+1

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

When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon makes a player lose life:

  1. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  2. Intermediate Chirography — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood — draws you that many cards
  4. Vengeful Warchief — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Wax-Wane Witness — gets +1/+0
  6. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  7. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  8. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  9. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent
  10. Gonti's Machinations — puts a counter on a permanent you control

46 other cards care 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 (Kain is one).

When a Treasure enters thanks to Kain, Traitorous Dragoon:

  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 (Kain is one).

When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon makes a Treasure 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.

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

When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon makes a player draw a card:

  1. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Kain is one).

When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

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

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Kain is one).

When a Treasure enters thanks to Kain, Traitorous Dragoon:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

58 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 (Kain is one).

When Kain, Traitorous Dragoon attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Invisible Woman — triggers

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