Orcish Mechanics

Orcish Mechanics

Creature — Orc

Mana cost: {2}{R}

How we read this card

This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

activated {T}, Sacrifice an artifact —

activated {T}, Sacrifice an artifact — deals 2 damage

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an artifact to sacrifice.

Works well with

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Orcish Mechanics, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Orcish Mechanics, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

Orcish Mechanics puts cards into the:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  8. Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

When an artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Orcish Mechanics:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

When Orcish Mechanics deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 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 (Orcish Mechanics is one).

When Orcish Mechanics makes a player lose life:

  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. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment

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

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Orcish Mechanics is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice an artifact to Orcish Mechanics, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

2 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 (Orcish Mechanics is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Orcish Mechanics attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

139 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 (Orcish Mechanics is one).

When Orcish Mechanics attacks:

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0

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