Polluted Dead

Polluted Dead

Creature — Zombie

Mana cost: {4}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature dies, destroy target land.

triggered —

Causes: a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (Polluted Dead is one).

Polluted Dead puts cards into the:

  1. Dread Tiller — graveyard that Dread Tiller can bring back
  2. Sparring Dummy — graveyard that Sparring Dummy can bring back
  3. Waking the Trolls — graveyard that Waking the Trolls can bring back
  4. Soul of Windgrace — graveyard that Soul of Windgrace can bring back
  5. Patient Naturalist — graveyard that Patient Naturalist can bring back
  6. Blanchwood Prowler — graveyard that Blanchwood Prowler can bring back
  7. Fall of the Thran — graveyard that Fall of the Thran can bring back
  8. Mind Roots — graveyard that Mind Roots can bring back
  9. Centaur Vinecrasher — graveyard, and Centaur Vinecrasher gets bigger
  10. Terravore — graveyard, and Terravore gets bigger

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

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Polluted Dead is one).

When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Polluted Dead:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

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

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Polluted Dead is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Polluted Dead deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Polluted Dead is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Polluted Dead attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Polluted Dead is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Polluted Dead enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Polluted Dead is one).

When Polluted Dead enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Polluted Dead is one).

  1. Heart-Shaped Herb — Polluted Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  2. Enlightened Confidant — Polluted Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  3. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Polluted Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  4. Grazing Kelpie — Polluted Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Grazing Kelpie can bring back
  5. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Polluted Dead would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  6. Endurance — Polluted Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Endurance can bring back
  7. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — Polluted Dead fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Thieves' Guild Enforcer needs
  8. Soaring Thought-Thief — Polluted Dead fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Soaring Thought-Thief needs
  9. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Polluted Dead puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Polluted Dead fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

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 (Polluted Dead is one).

When a land hits the graveyard thanks to Polluted Dead:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  5. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

6 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 (Polluted Dead is one).

When Polluted Dead 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
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers

126 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 (Polluted Dead is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Polluted Dead attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

200 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 (Polluted Dead is one).

When Polluted Dead 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 (Polluted Dead is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Polluted Dead 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 (Polluted Dead is one).

When Polluted Dead enters:

  1. Enduring Courage — gives +2/+0
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control

370 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 (Polluted Dead is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Polluted Dead enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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