Silumgar, the Drifting Death

Silumgar, the Drifting Death

Legendary Creature — Dragon

Mana cost: {4}{U}{B}

How we read this card

Flying, hexproof
Whenever a Dragon you control attacks, creatures defending player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn.

triggered — shrinks a creature by -1/-1

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: a creature dies.

Cares about: a Dragon attacks.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Silumgar, the Drifting Death onto the battlefield from your library

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

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

When Silumgar, the Drifting Death deals combat damage:

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

a Dragon attacks — 474 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Utvara Hellkite — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, Utvara Hellkite makes a token
  2. The Ur-Dragon — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, The Ur-Dragon draws you that many cards
  3. Atarka, World Render — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, Atarka, World Render grants double strike
  4. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury gives +1/+0
  5. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw deals 2 damage
  6. Brainstealer Dragon — When Brainstealer Dragon attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  7. Traxos, Scourge Eternal — When Traxos, Scourge Eternal attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  8. Traxos, Academy Guardian — When Traxos, Academy Guardian attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  9. Hraesvelgr of the First Brood — When Hraesvelgr of the First Brood attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  10. Murktide Regent — When Murktide Regent attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  11. Scourge of Nel Toth — When Scourge of Nel Toth attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  12. Shimmer Dragon — When Shimmer Dragon attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  13. Junji, the Midnight Sky — When Junji, the Midnight Sky attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  14. Ruthless Deathfang — When Ruthless Deathfang attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  15. Ancient Brass Dragon — When Ancient Brass Dragon attacks, Silumgar, the Drifting Death shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  16. Ojutai, Soul of Winter — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, Ojutai, Soul of Winter taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
  17. Dromoka, the Eternal — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, Dromoka, the Eternal puts a counter on a permanent

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

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

When Silumgar, the Drifting Death 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 Silumgar, the Drifting Death 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 (Silumgar is one).

When Silumgar, the Drifting Death 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.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Silumgar is one).

Silumgar, the Drifting Death puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring back
  2. The Deck of Many Things — can bring back
  3. Afterlife from the Loam — can bring back
  4. Crypt Champion — can bring back
  5. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — can bring back
  6. Push // Pull — can bring back
  7. Vivien on the Hunt — can bring back
  8. Virtus's Maneuver — can bring back
  9. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  10. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — 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 (Silumgar is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Silumgar, the Drifting Death:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  3. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  5. Ghoulish Procession — makes a token
  6. Ogre Slumlord — makes a token
  7. Minotaur, Roxxon CEO — makes a token
  8. Harvester of Souls — draws you 1 card
  9. Magus of the Bridge — exiles itself
  10. Koh, the Face Stealer — exiles it

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 (Silumgar is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Silumgar, the Drifting Death:

  1. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — brings a card back
  2. Avatar Destiny — mills a card
  3. Blood Spatter Analysis — mills a card

459 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 (Silumgar is one).

When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

146 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 (Silumgar is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

220 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 (Silumgar is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When Silumgar, the Drifting Death enters, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

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