Mai, Scornful Striker

Mai, Scornful Striker

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

First strike
Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, they lose 2 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: make a player lose life.

Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, an enchantment is cast, an instant is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a sorcery is cast.

Works well with

cast a battle — 100 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Author of Shadows — When an artifact is cast thanks to Author of Shadows, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Tinybones, the Pickpocket — When an artifact is cast thanks to Tinybones, the Pickpocket, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Invasion of Ulgrotha // Grandmother Ravi Sengir — When Invasion of Ulgrotha // Grandmother Ravi Sengir is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch — When Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Treasure Keeper — When an artifact is cast thanks to Treasure Keeper, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Black Widow, Super Spy — When an artifact is cast thanks to Black Widow, Super Spy, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Bismuth Mindrender — When an artifact is cast thanks to Bismuth Mindrender, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Wondrous Crucible — When Wondrous Crucible is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead — When Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Ugin, Eye of the Storms — When Ugin, Eye of the Storms is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

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

an Ally deals combat damage — 265 cards in the game can cause this (Mai is one).

  1. Invasion Tactics — When Mai, Scornful Striker deals combat damage, Invasion Tactics draws you 1 card

an Ally enters the battlefield — 285 cards in the game can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker enters:

  1. Turntimber Ranger — makes a token
  2. Grovetender Druids — makes a token
  3. Halimar Excavator — mills a card
  4. Kalastria Healer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. South Pole Voyager — gains you 1 life
  6. Ondu Cleric — gains you life
  7. Tuktuk Grunts — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Sokka and Suki — triggers
  9. Tuktuk Scrapper — kills an artifact an opponent controls
  10. Bala Ged Thief — triggers

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

cast a planeswalker — 361 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Professor Onyx — When Professor Onyx is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted — When Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Liliana, Death's Majesty — When Liliana, Death's Majesty is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Liliana, the Necromancer — When Liliana, the Necromancer is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Liliana, Death Wielder — When Liliana, Death Wielder is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Tezzeret, Cruel Captain — When Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Liliana, Death Mage — When Liliana, Death Mage is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer — When Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Liliana Vess — When Liliana Vess is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

351 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

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

When Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose life:

  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
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

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

cast an enchantment — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Carnival of Souls — When Carnival of Souls is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Jaws of Defeat — When Jaws of Defeat is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Dragon Shadow — When Dragon Shadow is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Death Match — When Death Match is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Necromantic Thirst — When Necromantic Thirst is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Ragged Veins — When Ragged Veins is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Within Range — When Within Range is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Curse of Disturbance — When Curse of Disturbance is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Curse of Shallow Graves — When Curse of Shallow Graves is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Larceny — When Larceny is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

3,663 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast an artifact — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Relic Amulet — When Relic Amulet is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Chimeric Egg — When Chimeric Egg is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Tome of Legends — When Tome of Legends is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Sword of Wealth and Power — When Sword of Wealth and Power is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When Cloudstone Curio is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Contested Game Ball — When Contested Game Ball is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Portcullis — When Portcullis is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Symmetry Matrix — When Symmetry Matrix is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Decoction Module — When Decoction Module is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Sword of the Meek — When Sword of the Meek is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

3,673 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast a sorcery — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. The Dawning Archaic — When an instant is cast thanks to The Dawning Archaic, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Sins of the Past — When Sins of the Past is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

3,718 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 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 (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker attacks:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  7. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura

111 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 (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker blocks:

  1. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

26 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 (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Mai is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Mai, Scornful Striker enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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