Torment of Scarabs

Torment of Scarabs

Enchantment — Aura Curse

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 3 life

triggered —

triggered —

Causes: make a player lose life, 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, discard a card.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it exiles an enchantment
  2. Tombstone Stairwell — When Tombstone Stairwell leaves the battlefield thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it kills an enchantment
  3. Necromancy — When Necromancy leaves the battlefield thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it triggers
  4. Sporogenesis — When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it triggers
  5. Diabolic Servitude — When Diabolic Servitude leaves the battlefield thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it exiles a creature or enchantment

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it exiles a Nightmare

a battle in a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

Torment of Scarabs 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. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  3. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  4. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  5. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  6. Moment of Reckoning — graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
  7. Serra Paragon — graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  10. Loamcrafter Faun — graveyard that Loamcrafter Faun can bring back

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

a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

  1. Martyr's Bond — When Torment of Scarabs is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

Torment of Scarabs 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.

a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

  1. Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Carth the Lion searches a library
  2. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When a creature dies thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted deals 1 damage
  3. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature dies thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Kaya's Ghostform brings a card back
  4. Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord — When a creature dies thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord gains you 1 life
  5. Cruel Celebrant — When a creature dies thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Cruel Celebrant makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Rising Populace — When a creature dies thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Rising Populace puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ajani's Last Stand — When a creature dies thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Ajani's Last Stand sacrifices itself

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

an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When an enchantment is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

  1. Bag of Devouring — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Bag of Devouring exiles it

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Torment of Scarabs, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Torment of Scarabs is one).

Torment of Scarabs puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Lotus-Eye Mystics — can bring back
  2. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back
  3. Odunos River Trawler — can bring back
  4. Ghen, Arcanum Weaver — can bring back
  5. Ghostly Dancers — can bring back
  6. Treasury Thrull — can bring back
  7. Excava, the Risen Past — can bring back
  8. Cavalier of Dawn — can bring back
  9. Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — can bring back
  10. Rescue Skiff — 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 (Torment of Scarabs is one).

When Torment of Scarabs 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

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