Swooping Pteranodon

Swooping Pteranodon

Creature — Dinosaur

Mana cost: {3}{R}{W}

How we read this card

Flying, haste
Whenever this creature or another Dinosaur you control with flying enters, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains flying and haste until end of turn.

triggered —

triggered —

triggered — untaps a permanent

triggered — untaps a permanent

triggered — grants a keyword

triggered — grants a keyword

triggered — grants haste

triggered — grants haste

At the beginning of the next end step, target land deals 3 damage to that creature.

triggered — deals 3 damage

Causes: take control of a creature, untap a creature, a creature deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a Dinosaur enters the battlefield, an end step.

Works well with

a Dinosaur attacks — 263 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

  1. Poetic Ingenuity — When Swooping Pteranodon attacks, Poetic Ingenuity makes that many tokens

a Dinosaur deals combat damage — 263 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

  1. Curious Altisaur — When Swooping Pteranodon deals combat damage, Curious Altisaur draws you 1 card

a Dinosaur enters the battlefield — 276 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Forerunner of the Empire — When Swooping Pteranodon enters, Forerunner of the Empire deals 1 damage
  2. Pteron Ghost — When Pteron Ghost enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  3. Bonehoard Dracosaur — When Bonehoard Dracosaur enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  4. Draconautics Engineer — When a Dinosaur enters thanks to Draconautics Engineer, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  5. Soaring Sandwing — When Soaring Sandwing enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  6. Triceraton Commander — When Triceraton Commander enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  7. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship — When a Dinosaur enters thanks to Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  8. Dracosaur Auxiliary — When Dracosaur Auxiliary enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  9. Imperial Aerosaur — When Imperial Aerosaur enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  10. Majestic Heliopterus — When Majestic Heliopterus enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  11. Zetalpa, Primal Dawn — When Zetalpa, Primal Dawn enters, Swooping Pteranodon untaps a creature an opponent controls
  12. Belligerent Yearling — When Swooping Pteranodon enters, Belligerent Yearling triggers
  13. Pantlaza, Sun-Favored — When Swooping Pteranodon enters, Pantlaza, Sun-Favored triggers

4 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 (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

When a land deals noncombat damage thanks to Swooping Pteranodon:

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

36 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 (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

When Swooping Pteranodon 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 (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

When Swooping Pteranodon attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  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. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph — triggers
  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 (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

When Swooping Pteranodon 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 nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

When Swooping Pteranodon attacks:

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

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

When Swooping Pteranodon deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  3. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life

194 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 (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

  1. Soul Link — When Swooping Pteranodon is dealt damage, Soul Link gains you that much life

26 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 (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

When Swooping Pteranodon enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. 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 is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

  1. Venus, Torn Between Worlds — When Venus, Torn Between Worlds is dealt damage thanks to Swooping Pteranodon, it puts that many counters on a permanent

15 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 (Swooping Pteranodon is one).

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

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