Tidal Influence

Tidal Influence

Enchantment

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

Cast this spell only if no permanents named Tidal Influence are on the battlefield.
This enchantment enters with a tide counter on it.

static — arrives with counters

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a tide counter on this enchantment.

triggered — puts a counter on it

As long as there is exactly one tide counter on this enchantment, all blue creatures get -2/-0.

static — shrinks a creature by -2/-0

As long as there are exactly three tide counters on this enchantment, all blue creatures get +2/+0.

static — gives +2/+0

Whenever there are four or more tide counters on this enchantment, remove all tide counters from it.

triggered —

Causes: put a counter on anything, a creature dies, remove a counter from anything.

Cares about: an upkeep, a creature it boosts.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Tidal Influence is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Tidal Influence, it draws you cards
  2. Slogurk, the Overslime — When Slogurk, the Overslime leaves the battlefield thanks to Tidal Influence, it brings a card back
  3. Ukkima, Stalking Shadow — When Ukkima, Stalking Shadow leaves the battlefield thanks to Tidal Influence, it deals X damage
  4. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Tidal Influence, it exiles a Synth you control
  5. Merieke Ri Berit — When Merieke Ri Berit leaves the battlefield thanks to Tidal Influence, it kills a creature
  6. Bilbo, Retired Burglar — When Bilbo, Retired Burglar leaves the battlefield thanks to Tidal Influence, it has the Ring tempt you

16 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 (Tidal Influence is one).

Tidal Influence puts cards into the graveyard that:

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

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Tidal Influence is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token

60 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 (Tidal Influence is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Jeskai Sage — When Jeskai Sage dies thanks to Tidal Influence, it draws you 1 card
  6. Meathook Massacre II — When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence, Meathook Massacre II brings a card back
  7. Pink Horror — When Pink Horror dies thanks to Tidal Influence, it makes 2 tokens
  8. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  9. Cyclops Superconductor — When Cyclops Superconductor dies thanks to Tidal Influence, it triggers
  10. Saffi Eriksdotter — When a creature dies thanks to Tidal Influence, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself

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

a creature goes to a graveyard — 3,011 cards in the game can cause this (Tidal Influence is one).

When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to Tidal Influence:

  1. Lorcan, Warlock Collector — brings a card back
  2. Robot Domination — draws you 1 card
  3. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind — copies a permanent
  4. Profane Memento — gains you 1 life
  5. Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition — triggers
  6. Soulcipher Board // Cipherbound Spirit — triggers

8 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 (Tidal Influence is one).

When Tidal Influence is cast:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Tidal Influence is one).

  1. Infernal Phantom — When Tidal Influence enters, Infernal Phantom gets +2/+0

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Tidal Influence is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Tidal Influence, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

121 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 (Tidal Influence is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Tidal Influence fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — Tidal Influence fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  3. Treacherous Vampire — Tidal Influence fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Treacherous Vampire needs
  4. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Tidal Influence puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back
  5. Glissa's Retriever — Tidal Influence puts cards into the graveyard that Glissa's Retriever can bring back
  6. Greenwarden of Murasa — Tidal Influence puts cards into the graveyard that Greenwarden of Murasa can bring back
  7. Reborn Hero — Tidal Influence fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Reborn Hero needs
  8. Treacherous Werewolf — Tidal Influence fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Treacherous Werewolf needs

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