Lingering Phantom

Lingering Phantom

Creature — Spirit

Mana cost: {5}{B}

How we read this card

Whenever you cast a historic spell, you may pay {B}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

triggered — brings a card back

Causes: anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a spell is cast.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Lingering Phantom is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Lingering Phantom onto the battlefield from your library

8 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 (Lingering Phantom is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Lingering Phantom deals combat damage, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

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

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Lingering Phantom enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

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

When Lingering Phantom 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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Lingering Phantom is one).

When Lingering Phantom leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

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

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

When Lingering Phantom leaves a graveyard:

  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.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Lingering Phantom is one).

When Lingering Phantom attacks:

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

112 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 (Lingering Phantom is one).

When Lingering Phantom 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

185 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 (Lingering Phantom is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Lingering Phantom blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

27 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 (Lingering Phantom is one).

When Lingering Phantom enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

304 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 (Lingering Phantom is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Lingering Phantom enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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