Ruthless Knave

Ruthless Knave

Creature — Orc Pirate

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

Create two Treasure tokens.

activated {2}{B}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {2}{B}, Sacrifice a creature — makes 2 tokens

Draw a card.

activated Sacrifice three Treasures —

activated Sacrifice three Treasures — draws you 1 card

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, create a Treasure artifact token, put a Treasure artifact token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a Treasure, a Treasure is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice, a Treasure to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Ruthless Knave, it draws you cards
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Ruthless Knave, it exiles a Synth you control
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Ruthless Knave, it exiles a Nightmare

a Treasure is sacrificed — 21 cards in the game can cause this (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Captain Lannery Storm — When a Treasure is sacrificed thanks to Ruthless Knave, Captain Lannery Storm gives +1/+0

a Pirate deals combat damage — 223 cards in the game can cause this (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Ramirez DePietro, Pillager — When Ruthless Knave deals combat damage, Ramirez DePietro, Pillager exiles a card from a library

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

a Pirate attacks — 223 cards in the game can cause this (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Breeches, Eager Pillager — When Ruthless Knave attacks, Breeches, Eager Pillager triggers

a Pirate enters the battlefield — 231 cards in the game can cause this (Ruthless Knave is one).

When Ruthless Knave enters:

  1. Gemcutter Buccaneer — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Coalition — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Merchant Raiders — taps a creature
  4. Coercive Recruiter — untaps a creature

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Ruthless Knave is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave:

  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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave:

  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.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Ruthless Knave is one).

Ruthless Knave 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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Ruthless Knave, it makes a token
  6. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Ruthless Knave, it draws you 1 card
  7. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Ruthless Knave, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  8. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Ruthless Knave, it triggers
  9. Saffi Eriksdotter — When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself
  10. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Ruthless Knave, it makes you lose life

453 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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

3 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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice a creature to Ruthless Knave, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Ruthless Knave, it exiles itself

19 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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Ruthless Knave fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — Ruthless Knave fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  3. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Ruthless Knave puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

441 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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Ruthless Knave attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

225 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 (Ruthless Knave is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Ruthless Knave attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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