Pox Plague

Pox Plague

Sorcery

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

How we read this card

Each player loses half their life, then discards half the cards in their hand, then sacrifices half the permanents they control of their choice. Round down each time.

on-cast — makes each opponent lose life equal to half

on-cast —

on-cast —

Causes: make a player lose life, discard a card, sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Pox Plague, it triggers

a nontoken permanent is sacrificed — 108 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Pox Plague:

  1. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — brings a card back
  2. It That Betrays — brings a card back
  3. Nazgûl Battle-Mace — brings a card back
  4. Skittering Precursor — makes a token
  5. Evendo Brushrazer — exiles a card from your library

a permanent is sacrificed — 109 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Pox Plague:

  1. Scavenger's Talent — mills a card
  2. Sandbender Scavengers — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Popular Egotist — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Blood Aspirant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis — gets +2/+0
  6. Merchant of Venom — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Sorcerer's Broom — makes a token
  8. Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz — gains you 2 life
  9. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

  1. Cosmic Rebirth — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Cosmic Rebirth can bring back
  2. Starving Revenant — Pox Plague fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more permanent cards Starving Revenant needs
  3. Yuna's Decision — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Yuna's Decision can bring back
  4. Squirming Emergence — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard, and Squirming Emergence gets bigger
  5. Hologram Stalker — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Hologram Stalker can bring back
  6. Badlands Revival — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Badlands Revival can bring back
  7. Urborg Repossession — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Urborg Repossession can bring back
  8. Return of the Mole Man — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard, and Return of the Mole Man gets bigger
  9. Puca's Covenant — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Puca's Covenant can bring back
  10. Trystan's Command — Pox Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Trystan's Command can bring back

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

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Pox Plague:

  1. Jinxed Ring — deals 1 damage
  2. Liability — makes a player lose 1 life

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Pox Plague:

  1. Prince of Thralls — brings a card back
  2. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  3. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  4. Sarulf, Realm Eater — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Aetherworks Marvel — adds 1 mana
  6. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a nontoken permanent leaves the battlefield — 313 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

  1. Genku, Future Shaper — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Pox Plague, Genku, Future Shaper makes a token

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Pox Plague:

  1. Super Shredder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nefarious Imp — scries

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

When Pox Plague makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  6. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  7. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  8. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  9. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  10. Currency Converter — exiles it

51 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 (Pox Plague is one).

When Pox Plague makes a player lose life:

  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. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

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

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

  1. Death to Our Enemies — When Death to Our Enemies is sacrificed thanks to Pox Plague, it deals 7 damage
  2. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Pox Plague, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Pox Plague is one).

  1. Spellweaver Volute — When Pox Plague is cast, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell

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