Swooping Talon

Swooping Talon

Creature — Bird Soldier

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

How we read this card

Flying
This creature loses flying until end of turn.
Provoke

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Swooping Talon onto the battlefield from your library

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

a Bird attacks — 486 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

When Swooping Talon attacks:

  1. Hermes, Overseer of Elpis — scries
  2. Choco, Seeker of Paradise — puts a land onto the battlefield

a Bird creature is cast — 486 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

  1. Chocobo Camp — When Swooping Talon is cast, it arrives with counters thanks to Chocobo Camp

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

a Bird deals combat damage — 486 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

  1. Kastral, the Windcrested — When Swooping Talon deals combat damage, Kastral, the Windcrested triggers

a nontoken Bird enters the battlefield — 487 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

  1. Knightfisher — When Swooping Talon enters, Knightfisher makes a token

a Bird enters the battlefield — 538 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

  1. Salvation Swan — When Swooping Talon enters, Salvation Swan flickers a creature you control

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

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 1,279 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When Swooping Talon enters, Veteran's Armaments triggers

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

When Swooping Talon 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

112 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 Talon is one).

When Swooping Talon attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  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. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

182 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 Talon is one).

When Swooping Talon 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

19 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 Talon is one).

When Swooping Talon 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 Talon is one).

When Swooping Talon 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 enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Swooping Talon is one).

When Swooping Talon 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

301 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 Talon is one).

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

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