Mtenda Griffin

Mtenda Griffin

Creature — Griffin

Mana cost: {3}{W}

How we read this card

Flying
Return this creature to its owner's hand and return target Griffin card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.

activated {W}, {T} — bounce

activated {W}, {T} — brings a card back

Causes: a creature leaves the battlefield, a Griffin leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a Griffin in a graveyard.

Works well with

put a Griffin into a graveyard — 4 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Divebomber Griffin — When Divebomber Griffin is in the graveyard, Mtenda Griffin can bring it back
  2. Daraja Griffin — When Daraja Griffin is in the graveyard, Mtenda Griffin can bring it back
  3. Unyaro Griffin — When Unyaro Griffin is in the graveyard, Mtenda Griffin can bring it back
  4. Tethered Griffin — When Tethered Griffin is in the graveyard, Mtenda Griffin can bring it back

a Griffin deals combat damage — 109 cards in the game can cause this (Mtenda Griffin is one).

  1. Zeriam, Golden Wind — When Mtenda Griffin deals combat damage, Zeriam, Golden Wind makes a token

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 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 (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin leaves the battlefield:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin leaves the battlefield:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — scries
  7. Ninth Bridge Patrol — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — triggers

21 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 (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  10. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

113 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 (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin 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. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

180 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 (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  4. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  5. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Mtenda Griffin is one).

  1. Champions of the Perfect — When Mtenda Griffin is cast, Champions of the Perfect draws you 1 card

90 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 (Mtenda Griffin is one).

When Mtenda Griffin enters:

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

302 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 (Mtenda Griffin is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Mtenda Griffin enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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