Postmortem Professor

Postmortem Professor

Creature — Zombie Warlock

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

This creature can't block.

static — restricts attacking or blocking

Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life

triggered — gains you 1 life

triggered — drains each opponent

Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

activated {1}{B}, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard —

activated {1}{B}, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard — brings a card back

Causes: make a player lose life, gain life, exile an instant, exile a sorcery, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, put anything onto the battlefield, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an instant leaves a graveyard — 202 cards in the game can cause this (Postmortem Professor is one).

  1. Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Postmortem Professor, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Postmortem Professor deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

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

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Postmortem Professor attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

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

  1. Necroduality — When Postmortem Professor enters, Necroduality makes a token

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

When Postmortem Professor 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 creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Postmortem Professor is one).

When Postmortem Professor leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

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

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Postmortem Professor is one).

When Postmortem Professor 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.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Postmortem Professor is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When an instant or sorcery is exiled thanks to Postmortem Professor, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

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

When an instant or sorcery leaves a graveyard thanks to Postmortem Professor:

  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.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Postmortem Professor is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Postmortem Professor:

  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 (Postmortem Professor is one).

When Postmortem Professor 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

124 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 (Postmortem Professor is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Postmortem Professor attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

189 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 (Postmortem Professor is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Postmortem Professor is cast, God-Eternal Oketra 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 (Postmortem Professor is one).

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When Postmortem Professor enters, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage

314 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 (Postmortem Professor is one).

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

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