Novice Dissector

Novice Dissector

Creature — Troll Warlock

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {1}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {1}, Sacrifice another creature — puts a counter on it

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a counter on a creature.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Novice Dissector is one).

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Novice Dissector is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector:

  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 (Novice Dissector is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector:

  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 creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Novice Dissector is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Generous Patron — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Generous Patron draws you 1 card
  8. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  9. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  10. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Novice Dissector, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

33 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 (Novice Dissector is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — Primeval Bounty makes fodder for Novice Dissector
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — Saheeli, Radiant Creator makes fodder for Novice Dissector

2,718 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 (Novice Dissector is one).

Novice Dissector 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 (Novice Dissector is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector:

  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 (Novice Dissector is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Novice Dissector, it gains you its power life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  6. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Novice Dissector, it makes a token
  7. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Novice Dissector, it draws you 1 card
  8. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Novice Dissector, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Novice Dissector, it triggers

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

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

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Novice Dissector, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 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 (Novice Dissector is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Novice Dissector, it exiles itself

19 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 (Novice Dissector is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Novice Dissector fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Novice Dissector is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Novice Dissector attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 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 (Novice Dissector is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Novice Dissector attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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