The Gitrog Monster

The Gitrog Monster

Legendary Creature — Frog Horror

Mana cost: {3}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Deathtouch
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice The Gitrog Monster unless you sacrifice a land.

triggered —

triggered —

You may play an additional land on each of your turns.

static —

Whenever one or more land cards are put into your graveyard from anywhere, draw a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, sacrifice a land, a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, play a land, draw a card.

Cares about: an upkeep, a land goes to a graveyard, a land to sacrifice.

Works well with

a land is played — 97 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

When a land plays a land thanks to The Gitrog Monster:

  1. Flubs, the Fool — draws you 1 card
  2. Infernal Sovereign — draws you 1 card
  3. Shadow of the Goblin — deals 1 damage
  4. The Endstone — draws you 1 card
  5. Horn of Greed — makes a player draw 1 card
  6. Pangosaur — triggers
  7. City of Traitors — sacrifices itself

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

a Frog attacks — 135 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

  1. Grolnok, the Omnivore — When The Gitrog Monster attacks, Grolnok, the Omnivore mills a card

a Frog enters the battlefield — 140 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

  1. Valley Mightcaller — When The Gitrog Monster enters, Valley Mightcaller puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Horror deals combat damage — 382 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When The Gitrog Monster deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

a land is sacrificed — 438 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

When a land is sacrificed thanks to The Gitrog Monster:

  1. Baloth Prime — makes a token
  2. Scouring Swarm — makes a token
  3. Hearthhull, the Worldseed — makes each opponent lose 2 life

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

  1. Slogurk, the Overslime — The Gitrog Monster puts cards into the graveyard that Slogurk, the Overslime can bring back
  2. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — The Gitrog Monster puts cards into the graveyard that Zask, Skittering Swarmlord can bring back
  3. Glacierwood Siege — The Gitrog Monster puts cards into the graveyard that Glacierwood Siege can bring back
  4. Turntimber Sower — The Gitrog Monster puts cards into the graveyard that Turntimber Sower can bring back
  5. Dredger's Insight — When The Gitrog Monster is in the graveyard, Dredger's Insight can bring it back
  6. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — When The Gitrog Monster is in the graveyard, Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring it back
  7. Serra Paragon — The Gitrog Monster puts cards into the graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — The Gitrog Monster puts cards into the graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — The Gitrog Monster puts cards into the graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  10. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — When The Gitrog Monster is in the graveyard, Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring it back

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

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

When a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to The Gitrog Monster:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land goes to a graveyard — 683 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Skola Grovedancer — When a land hits the graveyard thanks to The Gitrog Monster, Skola Grovedancer gains you 1 life
  2. Sand Scout — When a land hits the graveyard thanks to The Gitrog Monster, Sand Scout makes a token
  3. Crawling Sensation — When a land hits the graveyard thanks to The Gitrog Monster, Crawling Sensation makes a token
  4. Countryside Crusher — When a land hits the graveyard thanks to The Gitrog Monster, Countryside Crusher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tainted Aether — When a creature or land hits the graveyard thanks to Tainted Aether, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  6. Spiked Ripsaw — When a Forest hits the graveyard thanks to Spiked Ripsaw, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  7. Excavating Anurid — When a land hits the graveyard thanks to Excavating Anurid, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  8. Rancid Earth — When a land hits the graveyard thanks to Rancid Earth, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  9. Cabal Pit — When Cabal Pit hits the graveyard, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  10. Centaur Garden — When Centaur Garden hits the graveyard, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  11. Haven of the Spirit Dragon — When Haven of the Spirit Dragon hits the graveyard, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  12. Edgewall Inn — When Edgewall Inn hits the graveyard, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  13. Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord — When a Swamp hits the graveyard thanks to Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card
  14. Lazotep Quarry — When a Desert hits the graveyard thanks to Lazotep Quarry, The Gitrog Monster draws you 1 card

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

When you sacrifice The Gitrog Monster:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

When you sacrifice The Gitrog Monster:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 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 (The Gitrog Monster is one).

When The Gitrog Monster is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back

800 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 Gitrog Monster is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When The Gitrog Monster 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.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When The Gitrog Monster attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (The Gitrog Monster is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When The Gitrog Monster attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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