Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Legendary Creature — Nightmare Beast
Mana cost: {1}{W}{B}{G}
How we read this card
Each other creature you control enters with an additional vigilance counter on it.
static — arrives with counters
Mill three cards, then return a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
activated {3}, Remove three counters from among creatures you control —
activated {3}, Remove three counters from among creatures you control — mills a card
activated {3}, Remove three counters from among creatures you control — brings a card back
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: put a counter on a creature, remove a counter from a creature, mill a card, put a permanent onto the battlefield, a permanent leaves a graveyard.
Cares about: a permanent in a graveyard, a creature it applies enters with counters to.
Works well with
a creature loses a counter — 1 card in the game can cause this (Tayam is one).
- Protean Hydra — When Protean Hydra loses a counter thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it puts 2 counters on a permanent
a Nightmare enters the battlefield — 151 cards in the game can cause this (Tayam is one).
- Umbris, Fear Manifest — When Tayam, Luminous Enigma enters, Umbris, Fear Manifest exiles a card from an opponent's library
a permanent enters the battlefield — 152 cards in the game can cause this (Tayam is one).
- Dawn-Blessed Pennant — When a permanent enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Dawn-Blessed Pennant gains you 1 life
- River Kelpie — When a permanent enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, River Kelpie draws you 1 card
- Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary — When Tayam, Luminous Enigma enters, Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary draws you 1 card
- Altar of the Brood — When a permanent enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Altar of the Brood mills a card
- Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful — When Tayam, Luminous Enigma enters, Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Amareth, the Lustrous — When a permanent enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Amareth, the Lustrous searches a library
- Rimefire Torque — When a permanent enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Rimefire Torque puts a charge counter on itself
- Harmonic Sliver — When Harmonic Sliver enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it kills an artifact or enchantment an opponent controls
- Eye of Singularity — When a permanent enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Eye of Singularity kills a permanent
15 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
put a permanent into a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this.
- Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Lich — Lich puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Stitcher's Graft — Stitcher's Graft puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Worldslayer — Worldslayer puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Spirit-Sister's Call — Spirit-Sister's Call puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Extricator of Sin // Extricator of Flesh — Extricator of Sin // Extricator of Flesh puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General — Liliana, Dreadhorde General puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Lich's Tomb — Lich's Tomb puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Behemoth of Vault 0 — Behemoth of Vault 0 puts cards into the graveyard that Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring back
- Ygra, Eater of All — When Ygra, Eater of All is in the graveyard, Tayam, Luminous Enigma can bring it back
163 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Beast creature is cast — 587 cards in the game can cause this (Tayam is one).
- Tawnos, the Toymaker — When Tayam, Luminous Enigma is cast, Tawnos, the Toymaker copies a spell
anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Tayam is one).
- All Will Be One — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, All Will Be One deals that much damage
- Aragorn, Company Leader — When Aragorn, Company Leader gets a counter thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it puts counters on itself
11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Tayam is one).
Tayam, Luminous Enigma:
- Samwise Gamgee — puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
- Bloodbond March — puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
- Thor, God of Thunder — puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
- Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
- Harness the Storm — puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
- Transplant Theorist — puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
- Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
- Wayward Angel — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
- Rescue from the Underworld — puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
- Victimize — puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
434 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Tayam is one).
- Quest for Ancient Secrets — When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Quest for Ancient Secrets puts a quest counter on itself
- Planar Void — When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Planar Void hits a graveyard
- Measure of Wickedness — When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Measure of Wickedness gives an opponent control of itself
- Energy Field — When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, Energy Field sacrifices itself
- Dread — When Dread hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it triggers
- Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre — When Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it triggers
- Hostility — When Hostility hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it triggers
- Worldspine Wurm — When Worldspine Wurm hits the graveyard thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it triggers
13 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 (Tayam is one).
- Scurry Oak — When Tayam, Luminous Enigma enters, Scurry Oak puts a counter on itself
- Fathom Mage — When Tayam, Luminous Enigma enters, Fathom Mage puts a counter on itself
- Defiant Greatmaw — When Defiant Greatmaw enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it puts 2 counters on a creature
- Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Tayam, Luminous Enigma enters, Lonis, Genetics Expert puts a counter on itself
- Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Thieves' Guild Enforcer enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it mills a card
- Generous Patron — When Generous Patron enters thanks to Tayam, Luminous Enigma, it puts a counter on a creature
3,030 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.