Serum Sovereign
Creature — Phyrexian Sphinx
Mana cost: {4}{U}
How we read this card
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put an oil counter on this creature.
triggered — puts a counter on it
Draw a card, then scry 2.
activated {U}, Remove an oil counter from this creature —
activated {U}, Remove an oil counter from this creature — draws you 1 card
activated {U}, Remove an oil counter from this creature — scries
Causes: put a counter on anything, remove a counter from anything, draw a card, scry.
Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, an enchantment is cast, an instant is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a sorcery is cast.
Works well with
cast a battle — 100 cards in the game can cause this.
- Madame Web, Clairvoyant — When a Spider is cast thanks to Madame Web, Clairvoyant, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- The Key to the Vault — When The Key to the Vault is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Jace, Architect of Thought — When Jace, Architect of Thought is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders — When Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Reenact the Crime — When Reenact the Crime is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Treasure Keeper — When an artifact is cast thanks to Treasure Keeper, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Vision, Spectral Synthezoid — When a Robot is cast thanks to Vision, Spectral Synthezoid, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Haldan, Avid Arcanist — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Yue, the Moon Spirit — When an artifact is cast thanks to Yue, the Moon Spirit, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Wondrous Crucible — When Wondrous Crucible is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
90 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Sphinx attacks — 144 cards in the game can cause this (Serum Sovereign is one).
- The Ur-Sphinx — When Serum Sovereign attacks, The Ur-Sphinx mills a card
a Sphinx enters the battlefield — 149 cards in the game can cause this (Serum Sovereign is one).
- Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign — When Serum Sovereign enters, Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign triggers
cast a planeswalker — 361 cards in the game can cause this.
- Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator — When Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain — When Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — When Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Chandra, Chill of Compliance — When Chandra, Chill of Compliance is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Jace, Cunning Castaway — When Jace, Cunning Castaway is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor — When Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Tezzeret, Artifice Master — When Tezzeret, Artifice Master is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- The Theorist, Jace Beleren — When The Theorist, Jace Beleren is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Mordenkainen — When Mordenkainen is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
351 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Serum Sovereign is one).
- Vulpine Harvester — When Serum Sovereign attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back
a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Serum Sovereign is one).
- Darksteel Splicer — When Serum Sovereign enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token
a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Serum Sovereign is one).
- Essence of Orthodoxy — When Serum Sovereign enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent
cast an enchantment — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this.
- Candlekeep Sage — When Candlekeep Sage is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- They Came from the Pipes — When They Came from the Pipes is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Illusory Gains — When Illusory Gains is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Intruder Alarm — When Intruder Alarm is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions — When Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Overburden — When Overburden is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Kozilek's Unsealing — When Kozilek's Unsealing is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Thopter Spy Network — When Thopter Spy Network is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Mirror Mockery — When Mirror Mockery is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Feywild Visitor — When Feywild Visitor is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
3,663 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast an artifact — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this.
- Chimeric Egg — When Chimeric Egg is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Tome of Legends — When Tome of Legends is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Sword of Wealth and Power — When Sword of Wealth and Power is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Cloudstone Curio — When Cloudstone Curio is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Contested Game Ball — When Contested Game Ball is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Portcullis — When Portcullis is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Symmetry Matrix — When Symmetry Matrix is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Decoction Module — When Decoction Module is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Sword of the Meek — When Sword of the Meek is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Doc Ock's Tentacles — When Doc Ock's Tentacles is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
3,673 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast a sorcery — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.
- Mission Briefing — When Mission Briefing is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Sorcerous Squall — When Sorcerous Squall is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Flawless Forgery — When Flawless Forgery is cast, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Spectral Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Spectral Arcanist, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound — When an instant is cast thanks to Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Diviner of Mist — When an instant is cast thanks to Diviner of Mist, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Jace's Mindseeker — When an instant is cast thanks to Jace's Mindseeker, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Helmut Zemo, Mastermind — When an instant is cast thanks to Helmut Zemo, Mastermind, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Quistis Trepe — When an instant is cast thanks to Quistis Trepe, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
- Daring Waverider — When an instant is cast thanks to Daring Waverider, Serum Sovereign puts a oil counter on itself
3,710 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Serum Sovereign is one).
- All Will Be One — When Serum Sovereign gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage
8 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 (Serum Sovereign is one).
- Tide of War — When Serum Sovereign blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
27 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.