The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Mana cost: {3}

How we read this card

Flash
When The Black Arrow enters, it deals 1 damage to any target. If a Dragon is dealt damage this way, destroy it.

triggered — deals 1 damage

triggered —

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has reach.

static — gives +1/+1

static — grants a keyword

Equip {1}

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage, a Dragon is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Dragon is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 21 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

  1. The Dragon-Kami Reborn // Dragon-Kami's Egg — When a Dragon is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to The Black Arrow, The Dragon-Kami Reborn // Dragon-Kami's Egg triggers

a nontoken Equipment enters the battlefield — 649 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

  1. Firion, Wild Rose Warrior — When The Black Arrow enters, Firion, Wild Rose Warrior makes a token

an Equipment enters the battlefield — 658 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

When The Black Arrow enters:

  1. Puresteel Paladin — draws you 1 card
  2. Sokka and Suki — makes a token
  3. Barret, Avalanche Leader — makes a token
  4. The Mighty Thor, Jane Foster — draws you 1 card
  5. Giott, King of the Dwarves — draws and discards
  6. Hammer of Nazahn — triggers
  7. Sigarda's Aid — triggers

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

When The Black Arrow deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph — deals 2 damage
  6. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  7. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  8. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

When The Black Arrow makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

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

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

When The Black Arrow is cast:

  1. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

When The Black Arrow enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

When The Black Arrow enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (The Black Arrow is one).

  1. Long Feng, Grand Secretariat — When a Dragon dies thanks to The Black Arrow, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat puts a counter on a creature

8 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 (The Black Arrow is one).

The Black Arrow puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Vessel of Endless Rest — can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — can bring back
  3. Heart-Shaped Herb — can bring back

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