Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

Mana cost: {1}{U}{R}

How we read this card

Dragon spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

static — costs 1 less

Whenever a Dragon you control enters, you may have Sarkhan become a copy of it until end of turn, except its name is Sarkhan, Soul Aflame and it's legendary in addition to its other types.

triggered — copies a permanent

triggered — changes what something is

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: copy a Dragon.

Cares about: a Dragon enters the battlefield, a Dragon creature it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon artifact it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon enchantment it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon planeswalker it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon instant it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon sorcery it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon battle it makes cheaper to cast.

Works well with

a Dragon creature it makes cheaper to cast — 523 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame reduces what:

  1. Sidequest: Hunt the Mark // Yiazmat, Ultimate Mark — costs
  2. Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste — costs
  3. Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold — costs
  4. Malevolent Witchkite — costs
  5. Traxos, Scourge Eternal — costs
  6. Bloodline Pretender — costs
  7. Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star — costs

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

put a Dragon onto the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Terror of the Peaks — When Terror of the Peaks enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  2. Twinflame Tyrant — When Twinflame Tyrant enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  3. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — When Swashbuckler Extraordinaire enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  4. Vengeful Ancestor — When Vengeful Ancestor enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  5. Desert Were-Worm — When Desert Were-Worm enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  6. Feywild Visitor — When a Dragon enters thanks to Feywild Visitor, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  7. Traxos, Academy Guardian — When Traxos, Academy Guardian enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  8. Manaform Hellkite — When a Dragon enters thanks to Manaform Hellkite, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  9. Eris, Roar of the Storm — When a Dragon enters thanks to Eris, Roar of the Storm, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  10. Sprite Dragon — When Sprite Dragon enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent

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

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 539 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

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

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame 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.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

127 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 (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  7. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  9. Dwindle — kills a creature
  10. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

378 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 (Sarkhan is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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