Lochmere Serpent

Lochmere Serpent

Creature — Serpent

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

How we read this card

Flash
This creature can't be blocked this turn.

activated {U}, Sacrifice an Island —

activated {U}, Sacrifice an Island — restricts what can block it

You gain 1 life and draw a card.

activated {B}, Sacrifice a Swamp —

activated {B}, Sacrifice a Swamp — gains you 1 life

activated {B}, Sacrifice a Swamp — draws you 1 card

Exile five target cards from an opponent's graveyard. Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {U}{B} — hits a graveyard

activated {U}{B} — brings a card back

Causes: sacrifice an Island land, an Island land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, sacrifice a Swamp land, a Swamp land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, gain life, draw a card, exile a card, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: an Island to sacrifice, a Swamp to sacrifice.

Works well with

a Swamp is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 14 cards in the game can cause this (Lochmere Serpent is one).

  1. Genju of the Fens — When you sacrifice a Swamp to Lochmere Serpent, Genju of the Fens returns itself from the graveyard

an Island is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 17 cards in the game can cause this (Lochmere Serpent is one).

  1. Genju of the Falls — When you sacrifice an Island to Lochmere Serpent, Genju of the Falls returns itself from the graveyard

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

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

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

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

When you sacrifice an Island to Lochmere Serpent:

  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 (Lochmere Serpent is one).

Lochmere Serpent puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Slogurk, the Overslime — can bring back
  2. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — can bring back
  3. Glacierwood Siege — can bring back
  4. Turntimber Sower — can bring back
  5. Serra Paragon — can bring back
  6. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — can bring back
  7. Deadbridge Chant — can bring back
  8. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — can bring back
  9. Pull Through the Weft — can bring back
  10. Conduit of Worlds — can bring 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 (Lochmere Serpent is one).

When you sacrifice an Island to Lochmere Serpent:

  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 (Lochmere Serpent is one).

When an Island hits the graveyard thanks to Lochmere Serpent:

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

When Lochmere Serpent leaves a graveyard:

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

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

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

When Lochmere Serpent 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

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Lochmere Serpent is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Lochmere Serpent makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

66 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 (Lochmere Serpent is one).

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

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