edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Ogre Battlecaster

Ogre Battlecaster

Creature — Ogre Shaman

Mana cost: {2}{R}

How we read this card

First strike
Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard by paying {R}{R} in addition to its other costs. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.

triggered — brings a card back

triggered —

When you cast that spell, this creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that spell's mana value.

triggered — gives +X/+0, where X is that spell's mana value

Causes: cast an instant, cast a sorcery, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, exile a spell, a spell leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: a spell is cast, an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.

Works well with

an instant in a graveyard — 2 cards in the game can cause this (Ogre Battlecaster is one).

  1. Makeshift Mannequin — When Makeshift Mannequin is in the graveyard, Ogre Battlecaster can bring it back
  2. Supper for Spiders — When Supper for Spiders is in the graveyard, Ogre Battlecaster can bring it back

an instant leaves a graveyard — 202 cards in the game can cause this (Ogre Battlecaster is one).

  1. Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 539 cards in the game can cause this (Ogre Battlecaster is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Ogre Battlecaster enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

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

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

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Ogre Battlecaster is one).

When an instant or sorcery leaves a graveyard thanks to Ogre Battlecaster:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

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

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Ogre Battlecaster is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Electro, Assaulting Battery adds 1 mana
  2. Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
  3. Riku of Two Reflections — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
  4. Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
  5. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot gets +1/+1
  6. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar brings a card back
  7. Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
  8. Storm-Kiln Artist — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Storm-Kiln Artist makes a token
  9. Niblis of Frost — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Niblis of Frost taps a creature an opponent controls
  10. Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact

424 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 (Ogre Battlecaster is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Ogre Battlecaster attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Ogre Battlecaster is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Ogre Battlecaster is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

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

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

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — When Ogre Battlecaster enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself

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