edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

Enchantment

Mana cost: {1}{W}{W}

How we read this card

Hexproof
If a source would deal damage to you, prevent that damage and put an incarnation counter on this enchantment.

static —

static — puts a counter on it

When there are nine or more incarnation counters on this enchantment, exile it.

triggered —

When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.

triggered —

Causes: damage is prevented, put a counter on an Incarnation, exile an enchantment, an enchantment leaves the battlefield, a player loses the game.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a player loses the game — 41 cards in the game can cause this (Nine Lives is one).

  1. Stunning Reversal — When Nine Lives makes a player lose the game, Stunning Reversal draws you 7 cards

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

damage is prevented — 568 cards in the game can cause this (Nine Lives is one).

When Nine Lives has damage prevented:

  1. Phyrexian Vindicator — deals that much damage
  2. Selfless Squire — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. New Way Forward — deals that much damage
  4. Samite Ministration — gains you that much life
  5. Judgment of Alexander — deals its power damage

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Nine Lives is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Nine Lives is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Nine Lives is one).

When Nine Lives is cast:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  10. Mesa Enchantress — draws you 1 card

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

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Nine Lives is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Nine Lives enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Nine Lives is one).

When Nine Lives enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Nine Lives is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Nine Lives gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

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