Nihiloor

Nihiloor

Legendary Creature — Horror

Mana cost: {2}{W}{U}{B}

How we read this card

When Nihiloor enters, for each opponent, tap up to one untapped creature you control.

triggered —

When you do, gain control of target creature that player controls with power less than or equal to the tapped creature's power for as long as you control Nihiloor.

triggered —

Whenever you attack with a creature an opponent owns, you gain 2 life and that player loses 2 life.

triggered — gains you 2 life

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

triggered — drains each opponent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: take control of a creature, gain life, make a player lose life.

Cares about: a creature attacks.

Works well with

a Horror deals combat damage — 382 cards in the game can cause this (Nihiloor is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When Nihiloor deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Nihiloor is one).

When Nihiloor 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.

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

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Nihiloor:

  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. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 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 (Nihiloor is one).

When Nihiloor 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

116 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.

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Nihiloor attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — When Nihiloor attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — When Nihiloor attacks, Kindred Discovery draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Nihiloor attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — When Nihiloor attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — When Nihiloor attacks, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — When Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  8. Norn's Choirmaster — When Norn's Choirmaster attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  9. Defiler of Dreams — When Defiler of Dreams attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  10. Defiler of Flesh — When Defiler of Flesh attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  11. Losheel, Clockwork Scholar — When Losheel, Clockwork Scholar attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  12. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  13. Loran, Disciple of History — When Loran, Disciple of History attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  14. Sage's Row Denizen — When Sage's Row Denizen attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  15. Snarling Gorehound — When Snarling Gorehound attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  16. Suture Priest — When Suture Priest attacks, Nihiloor gains you 2 life
  17. Saw — When Nihiloor attacks, Saw sacrifices a creature
  18. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — When Nihiloor attacks, Gisa's Favorite Shovel makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  19. Ultima Weapon — When Nihiloor attacks, Ultima Weapon kills a creature an opponent controls
  20. Total War — When Nihiloor attacks, Total War kills a creature

5,234 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 (Nihiloor is one).

When Nihiloor 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 (Nihiloor is one).

When Nihiloor attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Nihiloor is one).

When Nihiloor 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

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 (Nihiloor is one).

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

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