Pippin, Warden of Isengard

Pippin, Warden of Isengard

Legendary Creature — Halfling Advisor

Mana cost: {B}{G}

How we read this card

Partner with Merry, Warden of Isengard
Create a Food token.

activated {1}, {T} — makes a token

Other creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {T}, Sacrifice four Foods —

activated {T}, Sacrifice four Foods — gives +3/+3

activated {T}, Sacrifice four Foods — grants haste

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: create a Food artifact token, put a Food artifact token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a Food, a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: a Food to sacrifice.

Works well with

a Food is sacrificed — 58 cards in the game can cause this (Pippin is one).

When a Food is sacrificed thanks to Pippin, Warden of Isengard:

  1. Rapacious Guest — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of quest counters on ~
  3. Experimental Confectioner — makes a token
  4. Camellia, the Seedmiser — makes a token
  5. Unlucky Cabbage Merchant — searches a library
  6. Nuka-Cola Vending Machine — makes a token
  7. Trail of Crumbs — searches a library

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

a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 58 cards in the game can cause this (Pippin is one).

  1. Ygra, Eater of All — When a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Pippin, Warden of Isengard, Ygra, Eater of All puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

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

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a Food is sacrificed thanks to Pippin, Warden of Isengard, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Pippin is one).

When a Food enters thanks to Pippin, Warden of Isengard:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Pippin is one).

When Pippin, Warden of Isengard makes a Food token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

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

When a Food enters thanks to Pippin, Warden of Isengard:

  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
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

59 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 (Pippin is one).

Pippin, Warden of Isengard:

  1. Vessel of Endless Rest — puts cards into the graveyard that Vessel of Endless Rest can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  3. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  4. Wayward Angel — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  5. Victimize — puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
  6. Bound // Determined — puts cards into the graveyard that Bound // Determined can bring back
  7. Enlightened Confidant — puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  8. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  9. Aerith, Last Ancient — puts cards into the graveyard that Aerith, Last Ancient can bring back
  10. Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — puts cards into the graveyard that Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker can bring back

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Pippin is one).

When a Food hits the graveyard thanks to Pippin, Warden of Isengard:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  3. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  4. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

7 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 (Pippin is one).

When Pippin, Warden of Isengard attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature

130 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 (Pippin is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Pippin, Warden of Isengard attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

206 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 (Pippin is one).

When Pippin, Warden of Isengard is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Pippin is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Pippin, Warden of Isengard enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

32 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 (Pippin is one).

When Pippin, Warden of Isengard enters, Enduring:

  1. Enduring Innocence — Innocence draws you 1 card
  2. Enduring Courage — Courage gives +2/+0

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

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Pippin is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Pippin, Warden of Isengard enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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