The Elder Dragon War

The Elder Dragon War

Enchantment — Saga

Mana cost: {2}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Read ahead
This Saga deals 2 damage to each creature and each opponent.

triggered — deals 2 damage

triggered — deals 2 damage

Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.

triggered —

triggered — draws you that many cards

Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.

triggered — makes a token

Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, anything deals noncombat damage, discard a card, draw a card, create a Dragon creature token, put a Dragon creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Saga in a graveyard — 186 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard:

  1. Rydia, Summoner of Mist — can bring it back
  2. Satsuki, the Living Lore — can bring it back

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

When a Dragon enters thanks to The Elder Dragon War:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  3. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  5. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  6. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame — copies a permanent
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers

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

an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When you sacrifice The Elder Dragon War, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  2. Lotus-Eye Mystics — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, Lotus-Eye Mystics can bring it back
  3. Builder's Talent — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, Builder's Talent can bring it back
  4. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring it back
  5. Serpent of the Pass — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  6. Emeria Shepherd — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, Emeria Shepherd can bring it back
  7. Moment of Reckoning — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, Moment of Reckoning can bring it back
  8. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — The Elder Dragon War puts cards into the graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  9. Serra Paragon — The Elder Dragon War puts cards into the graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  10. Odunos River Trawler — The Elder Dragon War puts cards into the graveyard that Odunos River Trawler can bring back

104 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 (The Elder Dragon War is one).

When The Elder Dragon War is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Knight of Doves — makes a token
  2. Warehouse Tabby — makes a token
  3. Starfield Mystic — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Femeref Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  5. Savior of the Sleeping — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Ashiok's Reaper — draws you 1 card
  7. Wicked Visitor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  8. Martyr's Bond — makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

When The Elder Dragon War makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Industrial Advancement — The Elder Dragon War makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  2. Divergent Transformations — The Elder Dragon War makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  3. Transmogrify — The Elder Dragon War makes fodder for Transmogrify

2,717 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

When a Dragon enters thanks to The Elder Dragon War:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When The Elder Dragon War makes a Dragon token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 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 Elder Dragon War is one).

When The Elder Dragon War 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. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

37 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 Elder Dragon War is one).

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — When The Elder Dragon War makes a player lose life, Far Fortune, End Boss raises your speed

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

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

When The Elder Dragon War is cast:

  1. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  2. Artist's Talent — draws and discards

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When The Elder Dragon War makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

66 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 Elder Dragon War is one).

  1. Charnelhoard Wurm — When The Elder Dragon War is in the graveyard, Charnelhoard Wurm can bring it back

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (The Elder Dragon War is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to The Elder Dragon War, Soul Link gains you that much life

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