Sinister Monolith

Sinister Monolith

Artifact

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life

triggered — gains you 1 life

triggered — drains each opponent

Draw two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {T}, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice this artifact —

activated {T}, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice this artifact —

activated {T}, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice this artifact — draws you 2 cards

Causes: make a player lose life, gain life, sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Cares about: the beginning of combat.

Works well with

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Sinister Monolith is one).

When you sacrifice Sinister Monolith:

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Gleaming Geardrake — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Esoteric Duplicator — makes a token
  6. Biotech Specialist — deals 2 damage
  7. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  8. Crime Novelist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 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 (Sinister Monolith is one).

When Sinister Monolith is in the graveyard:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — can bring it back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — can bring it back
  4. Trading Post — can bring it back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring it back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — can bring it back
  8. Goblin Engineer — can bring it back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — can bring it back
  10. Scrap Welder — can bring it back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Sinister Monolith is one).

When Sinister Monolith is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

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

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Sinister Monolith is one).

When Sinister Monolith hits the graveyard:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

When Sinister Monolith is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Sinister Monolith is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When Sinister Monolith leaves the battlefield, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

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

When Sinister Monolith 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. Amalia Benavides Aguirre — kills a creature

84 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 (Sinister Monolith is one).

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Far Fortune, End Boss raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Zahur, Glory's Past raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Mendicant Core, Guidelight raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Aether Syphon raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Vnwxt, Verbose Host raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Slick Imitator raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Nesting Bot raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sinister Monolith, Howlsquad Heavy raises your speed
  10. Oath of Lim-Dûl — When Sinister Monolith makes a player lose life, Oath of Lim-Dûl sacrifices an enchantment

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

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Sinister Monolith is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice Sinister Monolith, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Sinister Monolith is one).

  1. Death to Our Enemies — When Sinister Monolith is cast, Death to Our Enemies makes a token

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Sinister Monolith is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Sinister Monolith makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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