Rise of the Witch-king

Rise of the Witch-king

Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you sacrificed a creature this way, you may return another permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

on-cast —

on-cast — brings a card back

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a permanent onto the battlefield, a permanent leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a permanent in a graveyard.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it triggers
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it exiles a Nightmare

a permanent enters the battlefield — 152 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

  1. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — When a permanent enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, Dawn-Blessed Pennant gains you 1 life
  2. Overlord of the Balemurk — When Overlord of the Balemurk enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it mills a card
  3. River Kelpie — When a permanent enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, River Kelpie draws you 1 card
  4. Altar of the Brood — When a permanent enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, Altar of the Brood mills a card
  5. Amareth, the Lustrous — When a permanent enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, Amareth, the Lustrous searches a library
  6. Rimefire Torque — When a permanent enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, Rimefire Torque puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Eye of Singularity — When a permanent enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, Eye of Singularity kills a permanent

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

put a permanent into a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Lich — Lich puts cards into the graveyard that Rise of the Witch-king can bring back
  2. Stitcher's Graft — Stitcher's Graft puts cards into the graveyard that Rise of the Witch-king can bring back
  3. Worldslayer — Worldslayer puts cards into the graveyard that Rise of the Witch-king can bring back
  4. Liliana, Dreadhorde General — Liliana, Dreadhorde General puts cards into the graveyard that Rise of the Witch-king can bring back
  5. Lich's Tomb — Lich's Tomb puts cards into the graveyard that Rise of the Witch-king can bring back
  6. Behemoth of Vault 0 — Behemoth of Vault 0 puts cards into the graveyard that Rise of the Witch-king can bring back
  7. Ygra, Eater of All — When Ygra, Eater of All is in the graveyard, Rise of the Witch-king can bring it back
  8. Mindlash Sliver — When Mindlash Sliver is in the graveyard, Rise of the Witch-king can bring it back
  9. Mindwhip Sliver — When Mindwhip Sliver is in the graveyard, Rise of the Witch-king can bring it back
  10. Witherbloom Charm — Witherbloom Charm puts cards into the graveyard that Rise of the Witch-king can bring back

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Rise of the Witch-king:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Rise of the Witch-king:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

When a permanent leaves a graveyard thanks to Rise of the Witch-king:

  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.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

Rise of the Witch-king puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Rise of the Witch-king:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it exiles itself

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Rise of the Witch-king fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Rise of the Witch-king is one).

  1. The Master, Transcendent — When The Master, Transcendent enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it puts 2 counters on a permanent
  2. Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest — When Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it brings a card back
  3. Alharu, Solemn Ritualist — When Alharu, Solemn Ritualist enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it puts a counter on a creature
  4. Garna, the Bloodflame — When Garna, the Bloodflame enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it brings a card back
  5. Ruxa, Patient Professor — When Ruxa, Patient Professor enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it brings a card back
  6. Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life — When Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life enters thanks to Rise of the Witch-king, it becomes prepared

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