Locutus, the One Who Speaks

Locutus, the One Who Speaks

Legendary Artifact Creature — Borg

Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026

Mana cost: {W}{B}

How we read this card

Artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

static — gives +1/+1

It deals 2 damage to target creature. You gain 2 life.

activated {W}{B}, Discard this card —

activated {W}{B}, Discard this card — deals 2 damage

activated {W}{B}, Discard this card — gains you 2 life

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: discard a card, a creature deals noncombat damage, gain life.

Cares about: a creature it boosts, an artifact it boosts.

Works well with

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

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

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

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

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Locutus, the One Who Speaks deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

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

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks hits the graveyard:

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

53 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 (Locutus is one).

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks gains life:

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

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

a creature goes to a graveyard — 3,011 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks hits the graveyard:

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  2. Robot Domination — draws you 1 card
  3. Voracious Brood — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  4. Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition — triggers
  5. Soulcipher Board // Cipherbound Spirit — triggers
  6. Sefris of the Hidden Ways — triggers

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

When Locutus, the One Who Speaks is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token

276 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 (Locutus is one).

  1. Charnelhoard Wurm — When Locutus, the One Who Speaks is in the graveyard, Charnelhoard Wurm can bring it back

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 (Locutus is one).

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — When Locutus, the One Who Speaks attacks, Far Fortune, End Boss deals 1 damage

505 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 (Locutus is one).

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — When Locutus, the One Who Speaks attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Locutus is one).

  1. Soul Link — When Locutus, the One Who Speaks is dealt damage, Soul Link gains you that much life

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