Pillar Tombs of Aku

Pillar Tombs of Aku

World Enchantment

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}

How we read this card

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may sacrifice a creature of their choice. If that player doesn't, they lose 5 life and you sacrifice this enchantment.

triggered —

triggered — makes each opponent lose 5 life

triggered —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, make a player lose life, sacrifice an enchantment, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, it exiles a Nightmare

an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When you sacrifice Pillar Tombs of Aku, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  2. Lotus-Eye Mystics — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Lotus-Eye Mystics can bring it back
  3. Builder's Talent — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Builder's Talent can bring it back
  4. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring it back
  5. Serpent of the Pass — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  6. Emeria Shepherd — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Emeria Shepherd can bring it back
  7. Moment of Reckoning — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Moment of Reckoning can bring it back
  8. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — Pillar Tombs of Aku puts cards into the graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  9. Serra Paragon — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Serra Paragon can bring it back
  10. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is in the graveyard, Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring it back

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Knight of Doves — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Knight of Doves makes a token
  2. Warehouse Tabby — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Warehouse Tabby makes a token
  3. Starfield Mystic — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Starfield Mystic puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Femeref Enchantress — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card
  5. Savior of the Sleeping — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Savior of the Sleeping puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Ashiok's Reaper — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Ashiok's Reaper draws you 1 card
  7. Wicked Visitor — When Pillar Tombs of Aku is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Wicked Visitor makes each opponent lose 1 life
  8. Martyr's Bond — When a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku:

  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 (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku:

  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 in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

Pillar Tombs of Aku puts cards into the:

  1. Tombstone Stairwell — graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Necromancy — graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
  3. Diabolic Servitude — graveyard that Diabolic Servitude can bring back
  4. Havengul Lich — graveyard that Havengul Lich can bring back
  5. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  6. Paleoloth — graveyard that Paleoloth can bring back
  7. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
  9. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — graveyard that Surgical Suite // Hospital Room can bring back
  10. Sword of Light and Shadow — graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow 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 (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token

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 (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Cavalier of Dawn — When Cavalier of Dawn dies thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, it brings a card back
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature dies thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature dies thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 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 (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Saprazzan Bailiff — When Saprazzan Bailiff leaves the battlefield thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, it brings a card back
  2. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

32 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 (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Pillar Tombs of Aku, it exiles itself

15 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 (Pillar Tombs of Aku is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Pillar Tombs of Aku 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.