Phyrexian Archivist

Phyrexian Archivist

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

Mana cost: {6}

How we read this card

Reach
Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.

activated {2}, {T} — brings a card back

Causes: anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a card in a graveyard.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Phyrexian Archivist onto the battlefield from your library

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

a Phyrexian artifact is cast — 90 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

  1. Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos — When Phyrexian Archivist is cast, Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos puts a counter on a permanent

a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

  1. Vulpine Harvester — When Phyrexian Archivist attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back

a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

  1. Darksteel Splicer — When Phyrexian Archivist enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When Phyrexian Archivist enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

When Phyrexian Archivist attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

When Phyrexian Archivist deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

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

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Phyrexian Archivist deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

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

When Phyrexian Archivist leaves a graveyard:

  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.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

When Phyrexian Archivist is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

When Phyrexian Archivist enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact it grants types to — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Silverskin Armor — Silverskin Armor gives Phyrexian Archivist an extra creature type

4,530 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

When Phyrexian Archivist enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life

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

put a card into a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Deathless Behemoth — Deathless Behemoth puts cards into the graveyard that Phyrexian Archivist can bring back
  2. Hand of Emrakul — Hand of Emrakul puts cards into the graveyard that Phyrexian Archivist can bring back
  3. Reality Smasher — Reality Smasher puts cards into the graveyard that Phyrexian Archivist can bring back

7,586 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

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

  1. Primeval Bounty — When Phyrexian Archivist is cast, Primeval Bounty 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 (Phyrexian Archivist is one).

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — When Phyrexian Archivist enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself

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