Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain

Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain

Legendary Artifact // Legendary Creature — Skeleton Spirit Pirate

Mana cost: {2}

How we read this card

Mill two cards.

activated {T} — mills a card

Craft with a Dinosaur, a Merfolk, a Pirate, and a Vampire {4}
Menace, trample, lifelink, hexproof
Whenever The Grim Captain attacks, each opponent sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice. Then you may put an exiled creature card used to craft The Grim Captain onto the battlefield under your control tapped and attacking.

triggered —

triggered — blinks a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: mill a card, sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a battle, sacrifice a creature, sacrifice an enchantment, sacrifice a planeswalker, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a battle in a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain puts cards into the:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  2. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  3. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  4. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  5. Moment of Reckoning — graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
  6. Serra Paragon — graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  7. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  8. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  9. Loamcrafter Faun — graveyard that Loamcrafter Faun can bring back
  10. Lurrus of the Dream-Den — graveyard that Lurrus of the Dream-Den can bring back

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain puts cards into the:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — graveyard that Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring back
  3. Winter, Tormented Loner — graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
  4. Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst — graveyard that Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst can bring back
  5. The Eldest Reborn — graveyard that The Eldest Reborn can bring back
  6. Blood on the Snow — graveyard that Blood on the Snow can bring back
  7. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering — graveyard that Yawgmoth's Vile Offering can bring back
  8. Dark Intimations — graveyard that Dark Intimations can bring back
  9. Overlord of the Balemurk — graveyard that Overlord of the Balemurk can bring back
  10. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen — graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back

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

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain:

  1. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  2. Vengeful Tracker — deals 2 damage

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

a Spirit creature it boosts — 889 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Long-Forgotten Gohei — Long-Forgotten Gohei gives Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain bigger stats

888 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain puts cards into the:

  1. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  2. Odunos River Trawler — graveyard that Odunos River Trawler can bring back
  3. Treasury Thrull — graveyard that Treasury Thrull can bring back
  4. Excava, the Risen Past — graveyard that Excava, the Risen Past can bring back
  5. Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — graveyard that Neva, Stalked by Nightmares can bring back
  6. Rescue Skiff — graveyard that Rescue Skiff can bring back
  7. Pharika's Mender — graveyard that Pharika's Mender can bring back
  8. Runaway Trash-Bot — graveyard, and Runaway Trash-Bot gets bigger
  9. Saprazzan Bailiff — graveyard that Saprazzan Bailiff can bring back
  10. Open the Vaults — graveyard that Open the Vaults 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 (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

9 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 (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen — Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain puts cards into the graveyard that Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen can bring back

188 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 (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain puts cards into the:

  1. Tombstone Stairwell — graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Necromancy — graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  4. Diabolic Servitude — graveyard that Diabolic Servitude can bring back
  5. Aid the Fallen — graveyard that Aid the Fallen can bring back
  6. Season of Renewal — graveyard that Season of Renewal can bring back
  7. Reviving Melody — graveyard that Reviving Melody can bring back

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Moonstone Eulogist — When a creature dies thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, Moonstone Eulogist makes a token

470 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 (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Lotus-Eye Mystics — When Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain is cast, Lotus-Eye Mystics gets +1/+1

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, Dual Nature exiles a creature

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

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Builder's Talent — When Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature

71 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 (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Practiced Scrollsmith — When Practiced Scrollsmith enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it brings a card back
  2. Astelli Reclaimer — When Astelli Reclaimer enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it brings a card back
  3. Warden of the Eye — When Warden of the Eye enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it brings a card back
  4. Monastery Messenger — When Monastery Messenger enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it brings a card back
  5. Halo-Charged Skaab — When Halo-Charged Skaab enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it mills a card
  6. Magnetic Snuffler — When Magnetic Snuffler enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it brings a card back
  7. Biotech Specialist — When Biotech Specialist enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it makes a token
  8. Ghostly Dancers — When Ghostly Dancers enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it brings a card back
  9. Gleaming Geardrake — When Gleaming Geardrake enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it triggers
  10. Cavalier of Dawn — When Cavalier of Dawn enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it kills a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

492 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 (Throne of the Grim Captain is one).

  1. Carth the Lion — When Carth the Lion enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it searches a library
  2. Anikthea, Hand of Erebos — When Anikthea, Hand of Erebos enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it brings a card back
  3. White Widow, Free Agent — When White Widow, Free Agent enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it triggers
  4. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it triggers
  5. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — When Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer enters thanks to Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain, it sacrifices an artifact

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