Shadow Kin

Shadow Kin

Creature — Shapeshifter

Mana cost: {3}{U}

How we read this card

Flash
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player mills three cards. You may exile a creature card from among the cards milled this way. If you do, this creature becomes a copy of that card, except it has this ability.

triggered — mills a card

triggered —

triggered — copies a permanent

triggered — grants a keyword

Causes: mill a card, exile a creature, copy a creature.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

a card is milled — 772 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow Kin is one).

  1. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — When Shadow Kin makes a player mill a card, Lo and Li, Royal Advisors puts a counter on an Advisor

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow Kin is one).

  1. The War Games — When Shadow Kin is exiled, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow Kin is one).

When Shadow Kin is exiled:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — copies a permanent
  4. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Kaya's Ghostform — blinks a permanent

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow Kin is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Shadow Kin is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Shadow Kin, it triggers

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow Kin is one).

  1. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back
  2. Samwise Gamgee — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  3. Fire Nation Salvagers — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Fire Nation Salvagers can bring back
  4. Bloodbond March — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  5. Thor, God of Thunder — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  6. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  7. Harness the Storm — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  8. Transplant Theorist — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  9. Heart-Shaped Herb — Shadow Kin puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  10. Wayward Angel — Shadow Kin fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs

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 (Shadow Kin is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Shadow Kin:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  5. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  6. Compost — draws you 1 card
  7. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  8. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  9. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

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 (Shadow Kin is one).

When Shadow Kin 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

117 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 (Shadow Kin is one).

When Shadow Kin 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

188 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 (Shadow Kin is one).

When Shadow Kin blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  4. Dwindle — kills a creature

26 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 (Shadow Kin is one).

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — When Shadow Kin attacks, Mardu Ascendancy makes a token

2 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 (Shadow Kin is one).

When Shadow Kin enters:

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

341 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 (Shadow Kin is one).

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

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