Nezumi Bone-Reader

Nezumi Bone-Reader

Creature — Rat Shaman

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {B}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {B}, Sacrifice a creature —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, discard a card.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Nezumi Bone-Reader, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Nezumi Bone-Reader, it exiles a Nightmare

a Rat attacks — 162 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

  1. Persistent Marshstalker — When Nezumi Bone-Reader attacks, Persistent Marshstalker returns itself from the graveyard

a Rat enters the battlefield — 186 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

When Nezumi Bone-Reader enters:

  1. Wick, the Whorled Mind — makes a token
  2. Lord Skitter, Sewer King — hits a graveyard

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

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 539 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Nezumi Bone-Reader enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Nezumi Bone-Reader:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Nezumi Bone-Reader:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 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 (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

When Nezumi Bone-Reader 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. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  6. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  7. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  8. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  9. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  10. Currency Converter — exiles it

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

a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — Primeval Bounty makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — Saheeli, Radiant Creator makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  3. Captain Jean-Luc Picard — Captain Jean-Luc Picard makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  4. Invisible Woman — Invisible Woman makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  5. Vivi's Persistence — Vivi's Persistence makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  6. Endless Ranks of HYDRA — Endless Ranks of HYDRA makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  7. Riku of Two Reflections — Riku of Two Reflections makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  8. Defiler of Faith — Defiler of Faith makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader
  9. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper makes fodder for Nezumi Bone-Reader

2,711 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 (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

Nezumi Bone-Reader puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Nezumi Bone-Reader:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

60 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 (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice a creature to Nezumi Bone-Reader, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Nezumi Bone-Reader, it exiles itself

19 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 (Nezumi Bone-Reader is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Nezumi Bone-Reader attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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