Lithophage

Lithophage

Creature — Insect

Mana cost: {3}{R}{R}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you sacrifice a Mountain.

triggered —

triggered —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, sacrifice a Mountain land, a Mountain land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: an upkeep, a Mountain to sacrifice.

Works well with

an Insect is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 18 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When Lithophage is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — brings a card back
  2. Aatchik, Emerald Radian — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Mountain is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 20 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

  1. Genju of the Spires — When a Mountain is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Lithophage, Genju of the Spires returns itself from the graveyard

an Insect attacks — 323 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When Lithophage attacks:

  1. Vrestin, Menoptra Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a land is sacrificed — 438 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When a Mountain is sacrificed thanks to Lithophage:

  1. Baloth Prime — makes a token
  2. Scouring Swarm — makes a token
  3. Hearthhull, the Worldseed — makes each opponent lose 2 life

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

  1. Slogurk, the Overslime — Lithophage puts cards into the graveyard that Slogurk, the Overslime can bring back
  2. Glacierwood Siege — Lithophage puts cards into the graveyard that Glacierwood Siege can bring back
  3. Turntimber Sower — Lithophage puts cards into the graveyard that Turntimber Sower can bring back
  4. Dredger's Insight — When Lithophage is in the graveyard, Dredger's Insight can bring it back
  5. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — When Lithophage is in the graveyard, Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring it back
  6. Serra Paragon — Lithophage puts cards into the graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  7. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — Lithophage puts cards into the graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  8. Deadbridge Chant — Lithophage puts cards into the graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  9. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — When Lithophage is in the graveyard, Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring it back
  10. Awaken the Honored Dead — When Lithophage is in the graveyard, Awaken the Honored Dead can bring it back

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

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When a Mountain is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Lithophage:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

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

a land goes to a graveyard — 683 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When a Mountain hits the graveyard thanks to Lithophage:

  1. The Gitrog Monster — draws you 1 card
  2. Skola Grovedancer — gains you 1 life
  3. Sand Scout — makes a token
  4. Crawling Sensation — makes a token
  5. Countryside Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

  1. Bag of Devouring — When you sacrifice Lithophage, Bag of Devouring exiles it

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

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When you sacrifice Lithophage:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When Lithophage is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back
  10. Krile Baldesion — can bring it back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

When Lithophage dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Lithophage is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Lithophage fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Lithophage is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Lithophage attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

155 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 (Lithophage is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Lithophage attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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