Sarkhan the Masterless

Sarkhan the Masterless

Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan

Mana cost: {3}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, each Dragon you control deals 1 damage to that creature.

triggered — deals 1 damage

Until end of turn, each planeswalker you control becomes a 4/4 red Dragon creature and gains flying.

activated +1 — turns something into a creature

activated +1 — gives 4/4

activated +1 — grants a keyword

Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.

activated −3 — makes a token

Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, create a Dragon creature token, put a Dragon creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Pyromancer — Way of the Pyromancer gives Sarkhan the Masterless an extra ability
  2. Way of the Warlord — Way of the Warlord gives Sarkhan the Masterless an extra ability

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

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

When Sarkhan the Masterless is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Dragon enters thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Dragon enters thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Sarkhan the Masterless enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Dragon enters thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Dragon enters thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

When a Dragon enters thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  3. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  5. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  6. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame — copies a permanent
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers

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

a creature deals noncombat damage — 1,420 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

When a Dragon deals noncombat damage thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Tandem Lookout — draws you 1 card
  3. Armadillo Cloak — gains you that much life
  4. Vampiric Link — gains you that much life
  5. Spirit Loop — gains you that much life
  6. Spirit Link — gains you that much life
  7. Guilty Conscience — deals that much damage
  8. Visions of Brutality — makes a player lose life equal to that much
  9. Arm with Aether — triggers

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

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Industrial Advancement — Sarkhan the Masterless makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  2. Divergent Transformations — Sarkhan the Masterless makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  3. Transmogrify — Sarkhan the Masterless makes fodder for Transmogrify

2,717 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

When a Dragon enters thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Sarkhan the Masterless makes a Dragon token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

When a Dragon deals noncombat damage thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph — deals 2 damage
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

When a Dragon enters thanks to Sarkhan the Masterless:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Sarkhan the Masterless is one).

When Sarkhan the Masterless makes a Dragon token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card

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