Sphere of Annihilation

Sphere of Annihilation

Artifact

Mana cost: {X}{B}

How we read this card

This artifact enters with X void counters on it.

static — arrives with counters

At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this artifact, all creatures and planeswalkers with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it, and all creature and planeswalker cards in graveyards with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it.

triggered —

triggered —

triggered — hits a graveyard

Causes: put a counter on anything, exile an artifact, an artifact leaves the battlefield, exile a creature, exile a planeswalker, a creature leaves the battlefield, a planeswalker leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard, a planeswalker leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

a planeswalker is exiled — 231 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

  1. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

a nontoken artifact is exiled — 334 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

When Sphere of Annihilation is exiled:

  1. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token

an artifact is exiled — 336 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

  1. Shard of the Void Dragon — When Sphere of Annihilation is exiled, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

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

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to Sphere of Annihilation:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — copies a permanent
  4. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Sphere of Annihilation:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

3 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 (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When Sphere of Annihilation leaves the battlefield, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Sphere of Annihilation is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

When a creature or planeswalker leaves a graveyard thanks to Sphere of Annihilation:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 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 (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

When Sphere of Annihilation is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

When Sphere of Annihilation enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Sphere of Annihilation is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Extractor Demon mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, it triggers
  7. Funeral March — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  8. Sally Sparrow — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sphere of Annihilation, Sally Sparrow triggers

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