Sylvan Messenger

Sylvan Messenger

Creature — Elf

Mana cost: {3}{G}

How we read this card

Trample
When this creature enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all Elf cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

triggered — searches a library

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an Elf attacks — 723 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger attacks:

  1. Celeborn the Wise — scries
  2. Tyvar the Bellicose — grants deathtouch
  3. Harald Unites the Elves — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  4. Arboreal Alliance — triggers

a nontoken Elf enters the battlefield — 728 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Messenger is one).

  1. Wirewood Hivemaster — When Sylvan Messenger enters, Wirewood Hivemaster makes a token

an Elf enters the battlefield — 752 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger enters:

  1. Wolverine Riders — gains you its toughness life
  2. Elvish Warmaster — makes a token
  3. Elvish Vanguard — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Marwyn, the Nurturer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Woodland Weavemaster — gets +1/+1
  6. High Perfect Morcant — puts a counter on a permanent an opponent controls
  7. Maralen, Fae Ascendant — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

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

When Sylvan Messenger 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

115 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 (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger 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

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 (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger 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 (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger 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 (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger 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 cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back
  3. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — puts that spell's mana value counters on a creature
  4. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  5. Summon: Fenrir — it arrives with counters thanks to Summon: Fenrir

86 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 (Sylvan Messenger is one).

When Sylvan Messenger 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 (Sylvan Messenger is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Sylvan Messenger 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.