Tempestra, Dame of Games
Legendary Creature — Elemental Illusion
Mana cost: {1}{R}
How we read this card
Create a token that's a copy of another target creature you control, except it isn't legendary. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact —
activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact — makes a token
activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact — grants haste
activated {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact —
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a creature token, put a creature token onto the battlefield, a creature token dies, sacrifice a creature token.
Cares about: an artifact to sacrifice, a creature to sacrifice.
Works well with
anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
- Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Shaun, Father of Synths — Tempestra, Dame of Games's copy of Shaun, Father of Synths is sacrificed at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers
- Gollum, Patient Plotter — Tempestra, Dame of Games's copy of Gollum, Patient Plotter is sacrificed at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers
a creature token dies — 67 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games:
- Grismold, the Dreadsower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Joel, Resolute Survivor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
a creature token leaves the battlefield — 117 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games:
- Twilight Drover — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Zurgo Stormrender — makes each opponent lose 1 life
a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 122 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
- Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang exiles itself
a token leaves the battlefield — 182 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games:
- Boomer Scrapper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Nadier's Nightblade — makes each opponent lose 1 life
4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an Elemental enters the battlefield — 754 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
When Tempestra, Dame of Games enters:
- Champion of the Path — deals its power damage
- Risen Reef — puts a land onto the battlefield
an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
- Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
- Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Tempestra, Dame of Games, it makes a token
- Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Tempestra, Dame of Games, it searches a library
- Moonstone Eulogist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Magnetic Snuffler — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Gleaming Geardrake — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Esoteric Duplicator — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
- Biotech Specialist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
- Jaws, Relentless Predator — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
- Crime Novelist — When you sacrifice an artifact to Tempestra, Dame of Games, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
Tempestra, Dame of Games puts cards into the:
- Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
- The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
- Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
- Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
- Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
- Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
- Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
- Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
- Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back
179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
When an artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Tempestra, Dame of Games:
- Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Tempestra is one).
- Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — Tempestra, Dame of Games copies Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero; the legend rule puts one of them into the graveyard, triggering its death ability
19 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 (Tempestra is one).
- Technomancer — When Technomancer enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Interceptor Mechan — When Interceptor Mechan enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Ooze Patrol — When Ooze Patrol enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Ceti Eel — When Ceti Eel enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Hero of the Dunes — When Hero of the Dunes enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Moriok Scavenger — When Moriok Scavenger enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Restoration Gearsmith — When Restoration Gearsmith enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Dukhara Scavenger — When Dukhara Scavenger enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
437 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 (Tempestra is one).
- Aatchik, Emerald Radian — When Aatchik, Emerald Radian enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- The Fifteenth Doctor — When The Fifteenth Doctor enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
- Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters because Tempestra, Dame of Games copies it, its ability triggers again
95 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.