Slag Fiend

Slag Fiend

Creature — Phyrexian Construct

Mana cost: {R}

How we read this card

Slag Fiend's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifact cards in all graveyards.

static — makes your creatures bigger

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: an artifact in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

  1. Vulpine Harvester — When Slag Fiend attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back

a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

  1. Darksteel Splicer — When Slag Fiend enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When Slag Fiend enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

put an artifact into a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Monkey Cage — When Monkey Cage is in the graveyard, Slag Fiend gets bigger
  2. Gut, True Soul Zealot — Gut, True Soul Zealot puts cards into the graveyard, and Slag Fiend gets bigger
  3. Straw Golem — When Straw Golem is in the graveyard, Slag Fiend gets bigger
  4. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — When ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot is in the graveyard, Slag Fiend gets bigger
  5. Flamespeaker's Will — Flamespeaker's Will puts cards into the graveyard, and Slag Fiend gets bigger
  6. Mica, Reader of Ruins — Mica, Reader of Ruins puts cards into the graveyard, and Slag Fiend gets bigger
  7. Heart-Shaped Herb — When Heart-Shaped Herb is in the graveyard, Slag Fiend gets bigger
  8. Trading Post — Trading Post puts cards into the graveyard, and Slag Fiend gets bigger
  9. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — When Dawn-Blessed Pennant is in the graveyard, Slag Fiend gets bigger
  10. Conjurer's Bauble — When Conjurer's Bauble is in the graveyard, Slag Fiend gets bigger

1,216 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

111 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 (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  7. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  9. Dwindle — kills a creature
  10. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

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

a creature deals combat damage — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend deals combat damage:

  1. Primo, the Unbounded — makes a token
  2. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back
  3. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — puts that spell's mana value counters on a creature
  4. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  5. Summon: Fenrir — it arrives with counters thanks to Summon: Fenrir
  6. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  7. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  8. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  9. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  10. Silverback Elder — triggers

81 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 (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend enters:

  1. Riku of Two Reflections — makes a token
  2. Samwise Gamgee — makes a token
  3. Dual Nature — makes a token
  4. Lonis, Cryptozoologist — triggers

29 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 (Slag Fiend is one).

When Slag Fiend enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  3. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  4. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  5. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Slag Fiend is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Slag Fiend enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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