Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Mana cost: {4}{W}{B}

How we read this card

Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. Each opponent loses life equal to its mana value.

activated +1 — puts cards into your hand

activated +1 — makes each opponent lose life equal to its mana value

Sorin deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.

activated −X — deals X damage

activated −X — gains you X life

Create a number of 1/1 black Vampire Knight creature tokens with lifelink equal to the highest life total among all players.

activated −9 — makes the highest life total among all players tokens

Causes: make a player lose life, a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage, gain life, create a Knight creature token, create a Vampire creature token, put a Knight creature token onto the battlefield, put a Vampire creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Sorin, Grim Nemesis an extra ability
  2. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Sorin, Grim Nemesis an extra ability
  3. Deification — Deification gives Sorin, Grim Nemesis hexproof

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

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

When Sorin, Grim Nemesis is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  4. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  5. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  6. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  7. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  8. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  9. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Vampire or Knight enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Vampire or Knight enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Sorin, Grim Nemesis enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Vampire or Knight enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Vampire or Knight enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a Vampire enters the battlefield — 500 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

When a Vampire enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis:

  1. Anje, Maid of Dishonor — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Legion — gives +1/+1
  3. Markov Enforcer — deals damage
  4. Evelyn, the Covetous — exiles a card from a library

a Knight enters the battlefield — 592 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

When a Knight enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis:

  1. Brimstone Trebuchet — untaps itself
  2. Zhalfirin Lancer — gets +1/+1

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

When Sorin, Grim Nemesis 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.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

When a Vampire or Knight enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis:

  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 (Sorin is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Sorin, Grim Nemesis makes a Vampire or Knight 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.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

When Sorin, Grim Nemesis deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

37 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 (Sorin is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis:

  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. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

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 (Sorin is one).

When a Vampire or Knight enters thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis:

  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. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Sorin, Grim Nemesis, Soul Link gains you that much life

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