Silverback Elder

Silverback Elder

Creature — Ape Shaman

Mana cost: {2}{G}{G}{G}

How we read this card

Whenever you cast a creature spell, choose one —

triggered —

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

triggered —

Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

triggered —

You gain 4 life.

triggered — gains you 4 life

Causes: you face a dilemma, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a land onto the battlefield, gain life.

Cares about: a creature is cast.

Works well with

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 539 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Silverback Elder enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

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

When Silverback Elder 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

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

Silverback Elder puts cards into the:

  1. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — graveyard that Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer can bring back
  2. Narset, Enlightened Exile — graveyard that Narset, Enlightened Exile can bring back
  3. Fallaji Archaeologist — graveyard that Fallaji Archaeologist can bring back
  4. Saprazzan Bailiff — graveyard that Saprazzan Bailiff can bring back
  5. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — graveyard that Chandra, Chill of Compliance can bring back
  6. Open the Vaults — graveyard that Open the Vaults can bring back
  7. Mine Excavation — graveyard that Mine Excavation can bring back
  8. Cantivore — graveyard, and Cantivore gets bigger

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Silverback Elder, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

Silverback Elder puts cards into the:

  1. T'Chaka, Venerable King — graveyard that T'Chaka, Venerable King can bring back
  2. Goblin Welder — graveyard that Goblin Welder can bring back
  3. Tomakul Scrapsmith — graveyard that Tomakul Scrapsmith can bring back
  4. Anrakyr the Traveller — graveyard that Anrakyr the Traveller can bring back
  5. Scrap Mastery — graveyard that Scrap Mastery can bring back
  6. Donnie & April, Adorkable Duo — graveyard that Donnie & April, Adorkable Duo can bring back
  7. Keeper of the Cadence — graveyard that Keeper of the Cadence can bring back
  8. Grasping Tentacles — graveyard that Grasping Tentacles can bring back
  9. Slag Fiend — graveyard, and Slag Fiend gets bigger
  10. Dakkon, Shadow Slayer — graveyard that Dakkon, Shadow Slayer can bring back

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

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Silverback Elder:

  1. Party Dude — draws you 1 card
  2. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  3. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Kibo, Uktabi Prince — puts a counter on an Ape or Monkey
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  8. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  9. Pain Distributor — deals 1 damage
  10. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life

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

a land enters the battlefield — 1,560 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

When a land enters thanks to Silverback Elder:

  1. Emeria Shepherd — brings a card back
  2. Primeval Bounty — gains you 3 life
  3. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — makes a token
  5. Quest for the Necropolis — puts a quest counter on itself
  6. Soul Stair Expedition — puts a quest counter on itself
  7. Nissa of Shadowed Boughs — puts counters on a permanent
  8. Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally — makes a token
  9. Silvan Reveler — returns itself from the graveyard
  10. Floral Evoker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

When Silverback Elder gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 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 (Silverback Elder is one).

When Silverback Elder attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Silverback Elder is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — When Silverback Elder is cast, Bloodbond March brings a card back
  3. Eldrazi Mimic — When Eldrazi Mimic is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  4. Herd Gnarr — When Herd Gnarr is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  5. Crossroads Watcher — When Crossroads Watcher is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  6. Loporrit Scout — When Loporrit Scout is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  7. Territorial Boar — When Territorial Boar is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  8. Abstruse Archaic — When Abstruse Archaic is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  9. Radagast the Brown — When Radagast the Brown is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  10. Hazardroot Herbalist — When Hazardroot Herbalist is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  11. Master Symmetrist — When Master Symmetrist is cast, Silverback Elder triggers
  12. Cosmic Cube — When a creature is cast thanks to Cosmic Cube, Silverback Elder triggers

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Silverback Elder is one).

When Silverback Elder enters:

  1. Dual Nature — makes a token
  2. Samwise Gamgee — makes a token

31 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 (Silverback Elder is one).

  1. Enduring Courage — When Silverback Elder enters, Enduring Courage gives +2/+0

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