Shadrix Silverquill

Shadrix Silverquill

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

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

How we read this card

Flying, double strike
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two. Each mode must target a different player.

triggered —

Target player creates a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.

triggered — makes a token

Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life

Target player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control.

triggered — puts a counter on it

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: you face a dilemma, create an Inkling creature token, put an Inkling creature token onto the battlefield, draw a card, make a player lose life, put a counter on a creature.

Cares about: the beginning of combat.

Works well with

a Dragon attacks — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

When Shadrix Silverquill attacks:

  1. Silumgar, the Drifting Death — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
  3. The Ur-Dragon — draws you that many cards
  4. Atarka, World Render — grants double strike
  5. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  6. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage
  7. Ojutai, Soul of Winter — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
  8. Dromoka, the Eternal — puts a counter on a permanent

a Dragon deals combat damage — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

When Shadrix Silverquill deals combat damage:

  1. Parapet Thrasher — triggers
  2. Broodcaller Scourge — puts a permanent onto the battlefield
  3. Zurgo and Ojutai — triggers

a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

When Shadrix Silverquill enters:

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — makes a token
  2. Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm — makes a token

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 488 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Shadrix Silverquill counters as it enters

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

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

When Shadrix Silverquill enters:

  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.

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

When Shadrix Silverquill poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Generous Patron — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Generous Patron draws you 1 card
  8. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  9. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  10. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Shadrix Silverquill, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

33 other cards care about 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 (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

When an Inkling enters thanks to Shadrix Silverquill:

  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 (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Shadrix Silverquill makes an Inkling 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.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

When Shadrix Silverquill makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

46 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 (Shadrix Silverquill is one).

When an Inkling enters thanks to Shadrix Silverquill:

  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 a token
  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.