Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Mana cost: {W}{B}

How we read this card

Vigilance, menace
Whenever another creature you control dies or is put into exile, put a +1/+1 counter on Syr Vondam and you gain 1 life.

triggered — puts a counter on it

triggered — puts a counter on it

triggered — gains you 1 life

triggered — gains you 1 life

When Syr Vondam dies or is put into exile while its power is 4 or greater, destroy up to one target nonland permanent.

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: put a counter on anything, gain life, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature dies, a creature is exiled.

Works well with

a battle in a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — can bring back
  2. Narset, Enlightened Exile — can bring back
  3. Fallaji Archaeologist — can bring back
  4. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — can bring back

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. The Eldest Reborn — can bring back
  2. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering — can bring back
  3. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen — can bring back
  4. Breach the Multiverse — can bring back
  5. Command the Dreadhorde — can bring back

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

a Human gets a counter — 326 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

  1. Cloaked Cadet — When Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar gets a counter, Cloaked Cadet draws you 1 card

a Knight attacks — 547 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

  1. Knights' Charge — When Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar attacks, Knights' Charge makes each opponent lose 1 life

a Knight deals combat damage — 547 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

  1. Exsanguinator Cavalry — When Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar deals combat damage, Exsanguinator Cavalry puts a counter on a permanent

a Knight enters the battlefield — 592 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

When Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar enters:

  1. Brimstone Trebuchet — untaps itself
  2. Zhalfirin Lancer — gets +1/+1

a Knight creature it grants types to — 596 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Dark Knight's Greatsword — Dark Knight's Greatsword gives Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar an extra creature type
  2. Dragoon's Lance — Dragoon's Lance gives Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar an extra creature type

594 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts cards into the:

  1. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  2. Saprazzan Bailiff — graveyard that Saprazzan Bailiff can bring back
  3. Open the Vaults — graveyard that Open the Vaults can bring back
  4. Mine Excavation — graveyard that Mine Excavation can bring back
  5. Cantivore — graveyard, and Cantivore gets bigger

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

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

exile a creature — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Sanctifier of Souls — When Sanctifier of Souls is exiled, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Distinguished Conjurer — When a creature is exiled thanks to Distinguished Conjurer, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Saltskitter — When Saltskitter is exiled, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Portcullis — When a creature is exiled thanks to Portcullis, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Airbender Ascension — When a creature is exiled thanks to Airbender Ascension, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Flickering Hound — When Flickering Hound is exiled, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Sword of Hearth and Home — When a creature is exiled thanks to Sword of Hearth and Home, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Doom's Time Platform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Doom's Time Platform, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Ojutai Exemplars — When Ojutai Exemplars is exiled, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When a creature is exiled thanks to Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

993 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  2. Queen Kayla bin-Kroog — can bring back
  3. Beacon of Unrest — can bring back
  4. T'Chaka, Venerable King — can bring back
  5. Goblin Welder — can bring back
  6. Tomakul Scrapsmith — can bring back
  7. Anrakyr the Traveller — can bring back
  8. Scrap Mastery — can bring back
  9. Donnie & April, Adorkable Duo — can bring back
  10. Keeper of the Cadence — can bring back

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

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar:

  1. Party Dude — draws you 1 card
  2. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  3. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Kibo, Uktabi Prince — puts a counter on an Ape or Monkey
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  8. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  9. Pain Distributor — deals 1 damage
  10. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life

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

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Syr Vondam is one).

When Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 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 (Syr Vondam is one).

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts cards into the:

  1. Tombstone Stairwell — graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Necromancy — graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back

806 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.

  1. Glissa, the Traitor — When a creature dies thanks to Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar, Glissa, the Traitor brings a card back
  2. Salvaging Station — When a creature dies thanks to Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar, Salvaging Station untaps itself
  3. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When a creature dies thanks to Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Fire Navy Trebuchet — When a Construct dies thanks to Fire Navy Trebuchet, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Teysa, Orzhov Scion — When Teysa, Orzhov Scion dies, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim — When you sacrifice another creature to Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Eaten Alive — When a creature dies thanks to Eaten Alive, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Worthy Cost — When a creature dies thanks to Worthy Cost, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Ghoulish Procession — When a Zombie dies thanks to Ghoulish Procession, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Summon: Yojimbo — When Summon: Yojimbo dies, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  11. Summon: Ixion — When Summon: Ixion dies, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  12. Curse of the Restless Dead — When a Zombie dies thanks to Curse of the Restless Dead, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

490 other cards care about 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 (Syr Vondam is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 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 (Syr Vondam is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

166 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 (Syr Vondam is one).

When Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar enters:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — mills a card
  2. Loran, Disciple of History — brings a card back
  3. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself

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