Kairi, the Swirling Sky

Kairi, the Swirling Sky

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

Mana cost: {4}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Flying, ward {3}
When Kairi dies, choose one —

triggered —

Return any number of target nonland permanents with total mana value 6 or less to their owners' hands.

triggered — bounce

Mill six cards, then return up to two instant and/or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.

triggered — mills a card

triggered — brings a card back

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: you face a dilemma, an artifact leaves the battlefield, a battle leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves the battlefield, an enchantment leaves the battlefield, a planeswalker leaves the battlefield, mill a card, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

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

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

an instant leaves a graveyard — 202 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

  1. Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Kairi, the Swirling Sky, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Dragon attacks — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

When Kairi, the Swirling Sky attacks:

  1. Silumgar, the Drifting Death — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
  3. The Ur-Dragon — draws you that many cards
  4. Atarka, World Render — grants double strike
  5. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  6. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage
  7. Ojutai, Soul of Winter — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
  8. Dromoka, the Eternal — puts a counter on a permanent

a Dragon deals combat damage — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

When Kairi, the Swirling Sky deals combat damage:

  1. Parapet Thrasher — triggers
  2. Broodcaller Scourge — puts a permanent onto the battlefield
  3. Zurgo and Ojutai — triggers

a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

When Kairi, the Swirling Sky enters:

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — makes a token
  2. Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm — makes a token

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

When Kairi, the Swirling Sky enters:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  3. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  5. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  6. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame — copies a permanent
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers

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

a nontoken Spirit deals combat damage — 725 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Kairi, the Swirling Sky deals combat damage, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Kairi, the Swirling Sky enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

When Kairi, the Swirling Sky poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 863 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

When Kairi, the Swirling Sky enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Drogskol Cavalry — gains you 2 life
  3. Vanguard of the Restless — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

When an instant or sorcery leaves a graveyard thanks to Kairi, the Swirling Sky:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Kairi, the Swirling Sky, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 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 (Kairi is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Kairi, the Swirling Sky:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

28 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 (Kairi is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Kairi, the Swirling Sky attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Kairi is one).

  1. Champions of the Perfect — When Kairi, the Swirling Sky is cast, Champions of the Perfect draws you 1 card

90 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 (Kairi is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When Kairi, the Swirling Sky enters, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life

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