Koya, Death from Above

Koya, Death from Above

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Bird

Mana cost: {2}{W}

How we read this card

Flying
When Koya enters, exile up to one other target creature.

triggered —

At the beginning of the next end step, you may pay {3}{B}. If you don't, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

triggered — blinks a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a creature, a creature leaves the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield.

Cares about: an end step.

Works well with

a Ninja deals combat damage — 165 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above deals combat damage:

  1. Ingenious Infiltrator — draws you 1 card
  2. Heroes in a Half Shell — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow — makes an opponent lose life

a Ninja creature deals combat damage — 165 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

  1. Prosperous Thief — When Koya, Death from Above deals combat damage, Prosperous Thief makes a token

a Ninja enters the battlefield — 172 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above enters:

  1. Smoke Shroud — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Quintessential Katana — triggers
  3. April O'Neil, Live on the Scene — triggers

a Mutant attacks — 280 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

  1. Wolverine, Claws Out — When Koya, Death from Above attacks, Wolverine, Claws Out makes your creatures bigger

a Mutant enters the battlefield — 286 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above enters:

  1. Genghis Frog — makes a token
  2. X-23, Deadly Weapon — puts a counter on a permanent

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

a Bird attacks — 486 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above attacks:

  1. Hermes, Overseer of Elpis — scries
  2. Choco, Seeker of Paradise — puts a land onto the battlefield

a Bird creature is cast — 486 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

  1. Chocobo Camp — When Koya, Death from Above is cast, it arrives with counters thanks to Chocobo Camp

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

a Bird deals combat damage — 486 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

  1. Kastral, the Windcrested — When Koya, Death from Above deals combat damage, Kastral, the Windcrested triggers

a nontoken Bird enters the battlefield — 487 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

  1. Knightfisher — When Koya, Death from Above enters, Knightfisher makes a token

a Bird enters the battlefield — 538 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

  1. Salvation Swan — When Koya, Death from Above enters, Salvation Swan flickers a creature you control

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

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

When a creature is exiled thanks to Koya, Death from Above:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

4 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 (Koya is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Koya, Death from Above, 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 nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Koya, Death from Above, 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 (Koya is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Koya, Death from Above:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

27 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 (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  10. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

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

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above blocks:

  1. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

26 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 (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Champions of the Perfect — draws you 1 card

89 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 (Koya is one).

When Koya, Death from Above enters:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  4. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  5. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  6. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  7. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  8. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  9. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

297 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 (Koya is one).

  1. Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival enters thanks to Koya, Death from Above, it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  2. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Koya, Death from Above enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — When Ivora, Insatiable Heir enters thanks to Koya, Death from Above, it makes a token
  4. Aang, Airbending Master — When Aang, Airbending Master enters thanks to Koya, Death from Above, it triggers
  5. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — When Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior enters thanks to Koya, Death from Above, it puts a creature onto the battlefield

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