Maarika, Brutal Gladiator

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

Mana cost: {2}{B}{R}{G}

How we read this card

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator must be blocked if able.
As long as it's your turn, Maarika has indestructible.

static — grants a keyword

Whenever Maarika deals damage to a creature, if that creature was dealt excess damage this turn, that creature's controller sacrifices a noncreature, nonland permanent.

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a battle, 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, 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

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, it exiles an enchantment

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

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  2. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  3. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  4. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  5. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  6. Moment of Reckoning — graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
  7. Serra Paragon — graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  10. Loamcrafter Faun — graveyard that Loamcrafter Faun can bring back

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

a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Martyr's Bond — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

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

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — can bring back
  2. Aid the Fallen — can bring back
  3. Repair and Recharge — can bring back
  4. Triumphant Reckoning — can bring back
  5. Reconstruct History — can bring back
  6. Onakke Oathkeeper — can bring back
  7. Confront the Past — can bring back

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

a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Carth the Lion searches a library

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

an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When an enchantment is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

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

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, 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 enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Maarika is one).

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the:

  1. Lotus-Eye Mystics — graveyard that Lotus-Eye Mystics can bring back
  2. Ghen, Arcanum Weaver — graveyard that Ghen, Arcanum Weaver can bring back
  3. Ghostly Dancers — graveyard that Ghostly Dancers can bring back
  4. Cavalier of Dawn — graveyard that Cavalier of Dawn can bring back
  5. Restoration Specialist — graveyard that Restoration Specialist can bring back
  6. Starfield of Nyx — graveyard that Starfield of Nyx can bring back
  7. Season of Renewal — graveyard that Season of Renewal can bring back
  8. Reviving Melody — graveyard that Reviving Melody can bring back
  9. Tragic Poet — graveyard that Tragic Poet can bring back
  10. Runaway Trash-Bot — graveyard, and Runaway Trash-Bot gets bigger

104 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 (Maarika is one).

  1. Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Neva, Stalked by Nightmares puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Knight of Doves — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Knight of Doves makes a token
  3. Warehouse Tabby — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Warehouse Tabby makes a token
  4. Starfield Mystic — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Starfield Mystic puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card
  6. Savior of the Sleeping — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Savior of the Sleeping puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ashiok's Reaper — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Ashiok's Reaper draws you 1 card
  8. Wicked Visitor — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Wicked Visitor makes each opponent lose 1 life
  9. Scrapheap — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Scrapheap gains you 1 life

1 other card cares 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 (Maarika is one).

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — can bring back
  2. Trading Post — can bring back
  3. Goblin Engineer — can bring back
  4. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — can bring back
  5. Scrap Welder — can bring back

184 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 (Maarika is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token

5 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 (Maarika is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Maarika, Brutal Gladiator attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

141 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 (Maarika is one).

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Maarika, Brutal Gladiator attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent

206 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 (Maarika is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When Maarika, Brutal Gladiator enters, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

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