Lobelia, Defender of Bag End

Lobelia, Defender of Bag End

Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

When Lobelia enters, look at the top card of each opponent's library and exile those cards face down.

triggered —

Choose one —

activated {T}, Sacrifice an artifact —

activated {T}, Sacrifice an artifact —

Until end of turn, you may play a card exiled with Lobelia without paying its mana cost.
Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

activated — makes each opponent lose 2 life

activated — gains you 2 life

activated — drains each opponent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a card, sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you face a dilemma, make a player lose life, gain life.

Cares about: an artifact to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

When Lobelia, Defender of Bag End 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

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Lobelia is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Lobelia is one).

Lobelia, Defender of Bag End puts cards into the:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  8. Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Lobelia is one).

When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Lobelia is one).

When an artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Lobelia is one).

When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Lobelia is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When you sacrifice an artifact to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Lobelia is one).

When Lobelia, Defender of Bag End gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Amalia Benavides Aguirre — kills a creature

84 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 (Lobelia is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

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

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Lobelia, Defender of Bag End:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed

52 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 (Lobelia is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Lobelia, Defender of Bag End attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

145 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 (Lobelia is one).

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Lobelia, Defender of Bag End attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent

203 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 (Lobelia is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Lobelia, Defender of Bag End is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

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