Shadowborn Demon

Shadowborn Demon

Creature — Demon

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target non-Demon creature.

triggered —

At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are fewer than six creature cards in your graveyard, sacrifice a creature.

triggered —

Causes: a creature dies, sacrifice a creature.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadowborn Demon, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadowborn Demon, it exiles a Nightmare

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Shadowborn Demon is one).

When Shadowborn Demon enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

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

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Shadowborn Demon:

  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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Shadowborn Demon:

  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 to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this (Shadowborn Demon is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — Primeval Bounty makes fodder for Shadowborn Demon
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — Saheeli, Radiant Creator makes fodder for Shadowborn Demon
  3. Captain Jean-Luc Picard — Captain Jean-Luc Picard makes fodder for Shadowborn Demon
  4. Invisible Woman — Invisible Woman makes fodder for Shadowborn Demon
  5. Vivi's Persistence — Vivi's Persistence makes fodder for Shadowborn Demon
  6. Endless Ranks of HYDRA — Endless Ranks of HYDRA makes fodder for Shadowborn Demon
  7. Riku of Two Reflections — Riku of Two Reflections makes fodder for Shadowborn Demon

2,713 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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

Shadowborn Demon 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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — When Shadowborn Demon dies, Zahur, Glory's Past makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — When a creature dies thanks to Shadowborn Demon, Vraska, the Silencer brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — When Shadowborn Demon dies, Liesa, Forgotten Archangel brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — When Shadowborn Demon dies, Avacyn, Angel of Horror brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — When Shadowborn Demon dies, Yedora, Grave Gardener brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — When Shadowborn Demon dies, Nim Deathmantle brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — When Shadowborn Demon dies, Valkyrie's Call brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — When Shadowborn Demon dies, Decaying Soil brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — When a creature dies thanks to Shadowborn Demon, High-Society Hunter draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — When a creature dies thanks to Shadowborn Demon, Overseer of the Damned makes a token

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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

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

451 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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When Shadowborn Demon leaves the battlefield, 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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Shadowborn Demon, it exiles itself

18 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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Shadowborn Demon fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — Shadowborn Demon fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  3. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Shadowborn Demon 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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Shadowborn Demon attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 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 (Shadowborn Demon is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Shadowborn Demon attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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