Lord Xander, the Collector

Lord Xander, the Collector

Legendary Creature — Vampire Demon Noble

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

How we read this card

When Lord Xander enters, target opponent discards half the cards in their hand, rounded down.

triggered —

Whenever Lord Xander attacks, defending player mills half their library, rounded down.

triggered — mills a card

When Lord Xander dies, target opponent sacrifices half the nonland permanents they control of their choice, rounded down.

triggered — forced sacrifice

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: discard a card, mill a card, sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a battle, sacrifice a creature, sacrifice an enchantment, sacrifice a planeswalker, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

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

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  12. Chaos Mutation — Chaos Mutation can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  13. Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library
  14. Identity Echo — Identity Echo can put Lord Xander, the Collector onto the battlefield from your library

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

a battle in a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

Lord Xander, the Collector puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Memory Vampire — can bring back
  2. Tinybones, the Pickpocket — can bring back
  3. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — can bring back
  4. Narset, Enlightened Exile — can bring back
  5. Fallaji Archaeologist — can bring back
  6. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — can bring back

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

Lord Xander, the Collector puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. The Eldest Reborn — can bring back
  2. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering — can bring back
  3. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen — can bring back
  4. Breach the Multiverse — can bring back
  5. Command the Dreadhorde — can bring back

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

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

When Lord Xander, the Collector enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

a Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

When Lord Xander, the Collector attacks:

  1. Glass-Cast Heart — makes a token
  2. Sanctum Seeker — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

  1. Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle — When Lord Xander, the Collector attacks, Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle makes a token

a Vampire creature is cast — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

  1. Bloodlord of Vaasgoth — When Lord Xander, the Collector is cast, Bloodlord of Vaasgoth grants bloodthirst

a Vampire deals combat damage — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

When Lord Xander, the Collector deals combat damage:

  1. Rakish Heir — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Stensia Masquerade — puts a counter on a permanent

a Vampire enters the battlefield — 500 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

When Lord Xander, the Collector enters:

  1. Anje, Maid of Dishonor — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Legion — gives +1/+1
  3. Markov Enforcer — deals damage
  4. Evelyn, the Covetous — exiles a card from a library

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

When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Lord Xander, the Collector:

  1. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  2. Vengeful Tracker — deals 2 damage

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

a card is milled — 772 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

  1. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — When a permanent makes a player mill a card thanks to Lord Xander, the Collector, Lo and Li, Royal Advisors puts a counter on an Advisor

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

Lord Xander, the Collector puts cards into the:

  1. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  2. Crime // Punishment — graveyard that Crime // Punishment can bring back
  3. Saprazzan Bailiff — graveyard that Saprazzan Bailiff can bring back
  4. Open the Vaults — graveyard that Open the Vaults can bring back
  5. Mine Excavation — graveyard that Mine Excavation can bring back
  6. Cantivore — graveyard, and Cantivore gets bigger

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Lord Xander, the Collector, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

9 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 (Lord Xander is one).

Lord Xander, the Collector puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  2. Queen Kayla bin-Kroog — can bring back
  3. Geth, Lord of the Vault — can bring back
  4. Beacon of Unrest — can bring back
  5. T'Chaka, Venerable King — can bring back
  6. Goblin Welder — can bring back

183 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 (Lord Xander is one).

Lord Xander, the Collector puts cards into the:

  1. Tombstone Stairwell — graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Necromancy — graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Lord Xander, the Collector:

  1. Moonstone Eulogist — makes a token
  2. Glissa, the Traitor — brings a card back
  3. Salvaging Station — untaps itself

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Lord Xander is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Lord Xander, the Collector, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 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 (Lord Xander is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Lord Xander, the Collector attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

162 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 (Lord Xander is one).

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Lord Xander, the Collector attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent

224 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 (Lord Xander is one).

When Lord Xander, the Collector enters:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — mills a card
  2. Loran, Disciple of History — brings a card back

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