Swarmborn Giant

Swarmborn Giant

Creature — Giant

Mana cost: {2}{G}{G}

How we read this card

When you're dealt combat damage, sacrifice this creature.

triggered —

Monstrosity 2.

activated {4}{G}{G} —

As long as this creature is monstrous, it has reach.

static — grants a keyword

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a counter on a creature.

Cares about: anything is dealt damage.

Works well with

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

When you sacrifice Swarmborn Giant:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

When you sacrifice Swarmborn Giant:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

When Swarmborn Giant gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

When Swarmborn Giant is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back
  10. Krile Baldesion — can bring it back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

When Swarmborn Giant dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

When Swarmborn Giant dies:

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — makes a player lose life equal to its toughness

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

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

  1. Ninja Teen — When Swarmborn Giant leaves the battlefield, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Swarmborn Giant fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

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

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

When Swarmborn Giant attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — turns something into a creature

148 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 (Swarmborn Giant is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Swarmborn Giant attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

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

  1. Quirion Beastcaller — When Swarmborn Giant is cast, Quirion Beastcaller puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a creature it boosts — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Fecund Greenshell — Fecund Greenshell gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  2. Leyline of Vitality — Leyline of Vitality gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  3. Sylvan Anthem — Sylvan Anthem gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  4. Vanquisher's Banner — Vanquisher's Banner gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  5. Beastmaster Ascension — Beastmaster Ascension gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  6. Comforting Counsel — Comforting Counsel gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  7. Vibrating Sphere — Vibrating Sphere gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  8. Paragon of Eternal Wilds — Paragon of Eternal Wilds gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  9. Towering Gibbon — Towering Gibbon gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats
  10. Chronicle of Victory — Chronicle of Victory gives Swarmborn Giant bigger stats

19,382 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants abilities to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Garruk's Uprising — Garruk's Uprising gives Swarmborn Giant trample
  2. Spike-Tailed Ceratops — Spike-Tailed Ceratops gives Swarmborn Giant an extra ability
  3. Bellowing Tanglewurm — Bellowing Tanglewurm gives Swarmborn Giant intimidate
  4. Brawn — Brawn gives Swarmborn Giant trample
  5. Echo Circlet — Echo Circlet gives Swarmborn Giant an extra ability
  6. Vanguard's Shield — Vanguard's Shield gives Swarmborn Giant an extra ability
  7. Akroma's Memorial — Akroma's Memorial gives Swarmborn Giant first strike, flying, haste, protection, trample and vigilance
  8. Nylea, God of the Hunt — Nylea, God of the Hunt gives Swarmborn Giant trample
  9. Elven Chorus — Elven Chorus gives Swarmborn Giant an extra ability
  10. Dormant Grove // Gnarled Grovestrider — Dormant Grove // Gnarled Grovestrider gives Swarmborn Giant vigilance

19,382 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it makes cheaper to cast — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Rhonas's Monument — Rhonas's Monument reduces what Swarmborn Giant costs
  2. Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma — Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma reduces what Swarmborn Giant costs
  3. Centaur Omenreader — Centaur Omenreader reduces what Swarmborn Giant costs
  4. Herald's Horn — Herald's Horn reduces what Swarmborn Giant costs
  5. Heartstone — Heartstone reduces what Swarmborn Giant costs
  6. Planar Gate — Planar Gate reduces what Swarmborn Giant costs
  7. Urza's Incubator — Urza's Incubator reduces what Swarmborn Giant costs

19,385 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies untap to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Quest for Renewal — Quest for Renewal gives Swarmborn Giant an extra untap

19,391 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies speed increase to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Thousand-Year Elixir — Thousand-Year Elixir gives Swarmborn Giant haste
  2. Vivien, Champion of the Wilds — Vivien, Champion of the Wilds gives Swarmborn Giant haste

19,390 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies extra combat to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Swinging Ship — Swinging Ship gives Swarmborn Giant its extra combat

19,391 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants types to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Amorphous Axe — Amorphous Axe gives Swarmborn Giant an extra creature type
  2. Runed Stalactite — Runed Stalactite gives Swarmborn Giant an extra creature type

19,390 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Swarmborn Giant is one).

When Swarmborn Giant enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Boss's Chauffeur — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Dinosaur Egg — puts a counter on itself

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

deal damage to anything — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Sphinx-Bone Wand — When Sphinx-Bone Wand is dealt damage, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  2. Dynavolt Tower — When Dynavolt Tower is dealt damage, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  3. Thornbite Staff — When Thornbite Staff is dealt damage, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  4. Talon of Pain — When Talon of Pain is dealt damage, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  5. Dingus Staff — When a player is dealt damage thanks to Dingus Staff, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  6. Weather Maker — When Weather Maker is dealt damage, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  7. Ankh of Mishra — When a player is dealt damage thanks to Ankh of Mishra, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  8. Magnetic Mine — When a player is dealt damage thanks to Magnetic Mine, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  9. Dingus Egg — When a player is dealt damage thanks to Dingus Egg, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself
  10. Aetherflux Reservoir — When Aetherflux Reservoir is dealt damage, Swarmborn Giant sacrifices itself

19,802 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.