Sylvan Hierophant

Sylvan Hierophant

Creature — Human Cleric

Mana cost: {1}{G}

How we read this card

When this creature dies, exile it, then return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

triggered —

triggered — brings a card back

Causes: exile a creature, a creature leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Cleric enters the battlefield — 722 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

  1. Cleric of Life's Bond — When Sylvan Hierophant enters, Cleric of Life's Bond gains you 1 life

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 (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

  1. The War Games — When Sylvan Hierophant is exiled, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

When Sylvan Hierophant is exiled:

  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
  5. Kaya's Ghostform — blinks a permanent

1 other card cares 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 (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Sylvan Hierophant:

  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. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Sylvan Hierophant is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

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

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Sylvan Hierophant:

  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.

put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Swarmborn Giant — When Swarmborn Giant is in the graveyard, Sylvan Hierophant can bring it back
  2. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Sylvan Hierophant can bring back
  3. Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard that Sylvan Hierophant can bring back
  4. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Sylvan Hierophant can bring back
  5. Mortal Wound — Mortal Wound puts cards into the graveyard that Sylvan Hierophant can bring back
  6. Dead-Iron Sledge — Dead-Iron Sledge puts cards into the graveyard that Sylvan Hierophant can bring back
  7. Nantuko Calmer — When Nantuko Calmer is in the graveyard, Sylvan Hierophant can bring it back
  8. Gurzigost — When Gurzigost is in the graveyard, Sylvan Hierophant can bring it back
  9. Endurance — When Endurance is in the graveyard, Sylvan Hierophant can bring it back
  10. Anurid Scavenger — When Anurid Scavenger is in the graveyard, Sylvan Hierophant can bring it back

2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

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

When Sylvan Hierophant leaves the battlefield:

  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 (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

When Sylvan Hierophant leaves the battlefield:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — scries
  7. Ninth Bridge Patrol — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — triggers

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

When Sylvan Hierophant enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 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 (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

When Sylvan Hierophant attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature

120 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 (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

When Sylvan Hierophant is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Champions of the Perfect — draws you 1 card

89 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 (Sylvan Hierophant is one).

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

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