Pontiff of Blight

Pontiff of Blight

Creature — Zombie Cleric

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Extort

triggered — drains each opponent

Other creatures you control have extort.

static — grants a keyword

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: a spell is cast, a creature it grants abilities to.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

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

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

cast a spell — 155 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Buster Sword — When a spell is cast thanks to Buster Sword, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  2. Crabomination — When Crabomination is cast, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  3. Hedonist's Trove — When Hedonist's Trove is cast, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  4. Coveted Prize — When a spell is cast thanks to Coveted Prize, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  5. Shadow of the Enemy — When Shadow of the Enemy is cast, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  6. Dead Man's Chest — When Dead Man's Chest is cast, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  7. Xander's Pact — When Xander's Pact is cast, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  8. Bolas's Citadel — When a spell is cast thanks to Bolas's Citadel, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  9. Into the Pit — When Into the Pit is cast, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent
  10. Massacre — When Massacre is cast, Pontiff of Blight drains each opponent

145 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Pontiff of Blight deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Pontiff of Blight attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Pontiff of Blight enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Cleric enters the battlefield — 722 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

  1. Cleric of Life's Bond — When Pontiff of Blight enters, Cleric of Life's Bond gains you 1 life

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

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

When Pontiff of Blight 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

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

When Pontiff of Blight gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 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 (Pontiff of Blight is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Pontiff of Blight:

  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. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 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 (Pontiff of Blight is one).

When Pontiff of Blight attacks:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  2. Invisible Woman — triggers
  3. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  4. Guide of Souls — triggers
  5. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  6. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  7. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

492 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 (Pontiff of Blight is one).

When Pontiff of Blight attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Saw — sacrifices a creature

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Pontiff of Blight is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Pontiff of Blight blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

140 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 (Pontiff of Blight is one).

When Pontiff of Blight enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

3,030 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 (Pontiff of Blight is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Pontiff of Blight enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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