Resistance Is Futile
Sorcery
Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026
Mana cost: {1}{B}
How we read this card
Destroy target nonartifact creature.
on-cast —
Return target artifact creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
on-cast — brings a card back
Causes: you face a dilemma, a creature dies, put an artifact onto the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, an artifact leaves a graveyard, a creature leaves a graveyard.
Cares about: an artifact in a graveyard, a creature in a graveyard.
Works well with
an artifact leaves a graveyard — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Resistance Is Futile is one).
- Imotekh the Stormlord — When an artifact leaves a graveyard thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Imotekh the Stormlord makes 2 tokens
- Dredger's Insight — When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Dredger's Insight gains you 1 life
put an artifact into a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this.
- Straw Golem — When Straw Golem is in the graveyard, Resistance Is Futile can bring it back
- ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — When ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot is in the graveyard, Resistance Is Futile can bring it back
- Trading Post — Trading Post puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Scrounge for Eternity — Scrounge for Eternity puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Codex Shredder — Codex Shredder puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Lychguard — When Lychguard is in the graveyard, Resistance Is Futile can bring it back
- Phyrexian Dreadnought — When Phyrexian Dreadnought is in the graveyard, Resistance Is Futile can bring it back
- Grinding Station — Grinding Station puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Tarrian's Journal // The Tomb of Aclazotz — Tarrian's Journal // The Tomb of Aclazotz puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
1,216 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.
- Chainer, Dementia Master — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
- The Deck of Many Things — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
- Afterlife from the Loam — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Afterlife from the Loam can bring back
- Crypt Champion — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
- Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal can bring back
- Push // Pull — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Push // Pull can bring back
- Vivien on the Hunt — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Vivien on the Hunt can bring back
- Virtus's Maneuver — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Virtus's Maneuver can bring back
- Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
- Quest for the Necropolis — Resistance Is Futile puts cards into the graveyard that Quest for the Necropolis can bring back
- Cracked Skull — Cracked Skull puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Skirsdag Flayer — Skirsdag Flayer puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Cabal Therapist — Cabal Therapist puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Bloodsoaked Altar — Bloodsoaked Altar puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Crypt Lurker — Crypt Lurker puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Lord of the Forsaken — Lord of the Forsaken puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Sadistic Hypnotist — Sadistic Hypnotist puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Undercity Informer — Undercity Informer puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
- Nezumi Bone-Reader — Nezumi Bone-Reader puts cards into the graveyard that Resistance Is Futile can bring back
832 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 (Resistance Is Futile is one).
- Golbez, Crystal Collector — When an artifact enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Golbez, Crystal Collector surveils
67 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 (Resistance Is Futile is one).
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept — When a creature enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Chainer, Nightmare Adept grants haste
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 (Resistance Is Futile is one).
- Liliana the Repentant — When a creature enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
- Doombot Harbinger — When Doombot Harbinger enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, it mills a card
- Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple gains you 1 life
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim gains you 1 life
- Boss's Chauffeur — When a creature enters thanks to Resistance Is Futile, Boss's Chauffeur puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
447 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.