Narset of the Ancient Way

Narset of the Ancient Way

Legendary Planeswalker — Narset

Mana cost: {1}{U}{R}{W}

How we read this card

You gain 2 life. Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.

activated +1 — gains you 2 life

activated +1 — adds 1 mana

Draw a card, then you may discard a card.

activated −2 — draws you 1 card

activated −2 —

When you discard a nonland card this way, Narset deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker.

triggered — deals that card's mana value damage

You get an emblem with that ability

activated −6 — gets an emblem

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this emblem deals 2 damage to any target.

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

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ichormoon Gauntlet — Ichormoon Gauntlet gives Narset of the Ancient Way an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Narset of the Ancient Way an extra ability
  3. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Narset of the Ancient Way an extra ability
  4. Way of the Pyromancer — Way of the Pyromancer gives Narset of the Ancient Way an extra ability
  5. Way of the Warlord — Way of the Warlord gives Narset of the Ancient Way an extra ability
  6. Deification — Deification gives Narset of the Ancient Way hexproof

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

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

When Narset of the Ancient Way is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  4. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  5. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  6. Defiler of Dreams — draws you 1 card
  7. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  8. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  9. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

When Narset of the Ancient Way enters:

  1. Builder's Talent — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  3. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

When Narset of the Ancient Way 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

52 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 (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

When Narset of the Ancient Way gains life:

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

84 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 (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

When Narset of the Ancient Way deals noncombat damage:

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

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

When Narset of the Ancient Way makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 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 (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

Narset of the Ancient Way puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Charnelhoard Wurm — can bring back
  2. Samwise Gamgee — can bring back
  3. Bloodbond March — can bring back
  4. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — can bring back
  5. Harness the Storm — can bring back
  6. Transplant Theorist — can bring back
  7. Heart-Shaped Herb — can bring back

437 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 (Narset of the Ancient Way is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Narset of the Ancient Way, Soul Link gains you that much life

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