Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

Target creature you control gains deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn. If it's a Vampire, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

activated +1 — grants a keyword

activated +1 — puts a counter on it

You may sacrifice a Vampire.

activated +1 —

When you do, Sorin deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

triggered — deals 3 damage

triggered — gains you 3 life

You may put a Vampire creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

activated −3 —

Causes: put a counter on anything, sacrifice a Vampire, a Vampire is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything deals noncombat damage, gain life, put a Vampire creature onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a Vampire to sacrifice.

Works well with

a nontoken Vampire is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 13 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

When a Vampire is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord:

  1. Scion of Opulence — makes a token
  2. Timothar, Baron of Bats — makes a token

a Vampire in a graveyard — 13 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Queen's Bay Paladin — can bring back
  2. Grim Captain's Call — can bring back

a Vampire is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 14 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

When a Vampire is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord:

  1. Kalastria Highborn — makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Crossway Troublemakers — makes you lose life

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, Imperious Bloodlord an extra ability

311 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, Imperious Bloodlord is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  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 enters thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Vampire enters thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Vampire enters thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Vampire enters thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, 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, Imperious Bloodlord:

  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

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

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

When Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord 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 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord makes a player lose life:

  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. 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 (Sorin is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a Vampire is sacrificed thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, All Will Be One deals that much damage
  2. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, it triggers

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Sorin is one).

  1. Long Feng, Grand Secretariat — When a Vampire dies thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat puts a counter on a creature

11 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 (Sorin is one).

When a Vampire enters thanks to Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, Enduring:

  1. Enduring Innocence — Innocence draws you 1 card
  2. Enduring Courage — Courage gives +2/+0

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