Ronin, Shadow Stalker

Ronin, Shadow Stalker

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Hero

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast Equipment spells or activate equip abilities. Activate only once each turn.

activated Pay 2 life —

activated Pay 2 life — adds 2 mana

Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {T}, Sacrifice an Equipment attached to Ronin —

activated {T}, Sacrifice an Equipment attached to Ronin — shrinks a creature by -4/-4

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: make a player lose life, sacrifice an Equipment, an Equipment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: an Equipment to sacrifice.

Works well with

an Equipment in a graveyard — 37 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

Ronin, Shadow Stalker puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Magnetic Snuffler — can bring back
  2. Ratonhnhaké꞉ton — can bring back
  3. Nahiri, the Lithomancer — can bring back
  4. Cid, Freeflier Pilot — can bring back
  5. Auriok Survivors — can bring back
  6. Forge Anew — can bring back

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

a nontoken Hero enters the battlefield — 358 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

  1. Black Panther, Vanguard — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters, Black Panther, Vanguard triggers

a Hero enters the battlefield — 375 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters:

  1. Hawkeye, Trick Shot — deals damage
  2. Captain America, Team Leader — grants haste and vigilance
  3. Nighthawk, Dark Defender — gives +1/+1
  4. Team Transmitter — gains you 1 life

a Rogue attacks — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

  1. Soaring Thought-Thief — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker attacks, Soaring Thought-Thief mills a card

a Rogue deals combat damage — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

  1. Anowon, the Ruin Thief — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker deals combat damage, Anowon, the Ruin Thief mills a card

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

a Rogue creature enters the battlefield — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

  1. Cloak and Dagger — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters, Cloak and Dagger triggers

a Rogue enters the battlefield — 659 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

  1. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters, Thieves' Guild Enforcer mills a card

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

When Ronin, Shadow Stalker makes a player lose life:

  1. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  2. Intermediate Chirography — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood — draws you that many cards
  4. Vengeful Warchief — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Wax-Wane Witness — gets +1/+0
  6. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  7. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  8. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  9. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent
  10. Gonti's Machinations — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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 (Ronin is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice an Equipment attached to Ronin to Ronin, Shadow Stalker, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 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 (Ronin is one).

  1. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Ronin, Shadow Stalker, it exiles a creature

11 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 (Ronin is one).

Ronin, Shadow Stalker:

  1. Thor, God of Thunder — puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  3. Transplant Theorist — puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  4. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  5. Wayward Angel — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  6. Victimize — puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
  7. Bound // Determined — puts cards into the graveyard that Bound // Determined can bring back
  8. Enlightened Confidant — puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  9. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  10. Aerith, Last Ancient — puts cards into the graveyard that Aerith, Last Ancient can bring back

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Ronin is one).

When an Equipment hits the graveyard thanks to Ronin, Shadow Stalker:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  3. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  4. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

7 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 (Ronin is one).

When Ronin, Shadow Stalker attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers

124 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 (Ronin is one).

When Ronin, Shadow Stalker is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back

89 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 (Ronin is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

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 (Ronin is one).

  1. Enduring Courage — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters, Enduring Courage gives +2/+0

366 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 (Ronin is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Ronin, Shadow Stalker enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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