Tombstone Stairwell

Tombstone Stairwell

World Enchantment

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Cumulative upkeep {1}{B}
At the beginning of each upkeep, if this enchantment is on the battlefield, each player creates a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with haste named Tombspawn for each creature card in their graveyard.

triggered — makes a token

At the beginning of each end step and when this enchantment leaves the battlefield, destroy all tokens created with this enchantment. They can't be regenerated.

triggered —

triggered —

Causes: create a Zombie creature token, put a Zombie creature token onto the battlefield, an enchantment token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: an upkeep, an end step, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

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

  1. Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When an enchantment leaves the battlefield thanks to Tombstone Stairwell, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this.

When Tombstone Stairwell leaves the battlefield thanks to:

  1. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — it kills an enchantment
  2. Scavenger's Talent — it kills an enchantment
  3. Behemoth of Vault 0 — it kills an enchantment
  4. Popular Egotist — it kills an enchantment
  5. Braids, Arisen Nightmare — it kills an enchantment
  6. Rottenmouth Viper — it kills an enchantment
  7. Vengeful Strangler // Strangling Grasp — it kills an enchantment
  8. Bolas's Citadel — it kills an enchantment
  9. Shadow, Mysterious Assassin — it kills an enchantment
  10. Gaius van Baelsar — it kills an enchantment

a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 122 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

  1. Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang — When an enchantment dies thanks to Tombstone Stairwell, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang exiles itself

a token leaves the battlefield — 182 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When an enchantment leaves the battlefield thanks to Tombstone Stairwell:

  1. Boomer Scrapper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nadier's Nightblade — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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 (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When you sacrifice Tombstone Stairwell, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Tombstone Stairwell:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When Tombstone Stairwell is in the graveyard:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — gets bigger
  2. Lotus-Eye Mystics — can bring it back
  3. Builder's Talent — can bring it back
  4. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring it back
  5. Serpent of the Pass — gets bigger
  6. Emeria Shepherd — can bring it back
  7. Moment of Reckoning — can bring it back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — can bring it back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — can bring it back
  10. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — can bring it 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 (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Tombstone Stairwell:

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

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

put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  3. Braids's Frightful Return — Braids's Frightful Return puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  4. Underhanded Designs — Underhanded Designs puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  5. Sheoldred // The True Scriptures — Sheoldred // The True Scriptures puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  6. The Eldest Reborn — The Eldest Reborn puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  7. The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin — The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  8. Origin of Black Widow — Origin of Black Widow puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  9. Shard of the Void Dragon — Shard of the Void Dragon puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  10. Osseous Sticktwister — Osseous Sticktwister puts cards into the graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger

2,759 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 (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Tombstone Stairwell:

  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 (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Tombstone Stairwell makes a Zombie 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 is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice Tombstone Stairwell, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

3 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 (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When Tombstone Stairwell is cast:

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

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

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Tombstone Stairwell enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Tombstone Stairwell:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes a token
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Tombstone Stairwell is one).

When Tombstone Stairwell makes a Zombie token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent

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