Unshakable Tail

Unshakable Tail

Creature — Zombie Detective

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1.

triggered — surveils

triggered — surveils

Whenever one or more creature cards are put into your graveyard from your library, investigate.

triggered —

Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

activated {2}, Sacrifice a Clue —

activated {2}, Sacrifice a Clue — brings a card back

Causes: surveil, create a Clue artifact token, put a Clue artifact token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a Clue, a Clue is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything leaves a graveyard.

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

Works well with

a Clue is sacrificed — 21 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

When you sacrifice a Clue to Unshakable Tail:

  1. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Ulvenwald Mysteries — makes a token
  3. Tireless Tracker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. The Fugitive Doctor — grants flashback
  5. Piper Wright, Publick Reporter — puts a counter on a creature
  6. Lazav, Wearer of Faces — copies a permanent
  7. Thorough Investigation — triggers
  8. Daring Sleuth // Bearer of Overwhelming Truths — triggers
  9. Senator Peacock — triggers
  10. Martha Jones — triggers

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

a Clue is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 21 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

  1. Teysa, Opulent Oligarch — When you sacrifice a Clue to Unshakable Tail, Teysa, Opulent Oligarch makes a token

a Detective enters the battlefield — 148 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

When Unshakable Tail enters:

  1. Case of the Pilfered Proof — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Projektor Inspector — draws you 1 card
  3. Perimeter Enforcer — gets +1/+1

you surveil — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

When Unshakable Tail surveils:

  1. Mirko, Obsessive Theorist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Prudent Fateseer // Peer Review — gives +1/+0
  3. River Song — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Diviner of Victory // Unwind History — gets +1/+1
  5. Saheeli, Consul of Oversight — makes a token
  6. Copy Catchers — makes a token
  7. Proft, Consulting Detective — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Matoya, Archon Elder — draws you 1 card
  9. Denzilore Fatehold — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Whispering Snitch — deals 1 damage

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

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Unshakable Tail deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Unshakable Tail attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Unshakable Tail enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie it boosts — 669 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Unshakable Tail bigger stats

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

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

When Unshakable Tail enters:

  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

a Zombie creature it makes cheaper to cast — 797 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Undead Warchief — Undead Warchief reduces what Unshakable Tail costs

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

a Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 797 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Unshakable Tail an extra ability

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

When Unshakable Tail leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

When Unshakable Tail leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

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

put a creature into a graveyard — 3,011 cards in the game can cause this.

When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to:

  1. Life's Finale — Unshakable Tail triggers
  2. Corpse Connoisseur — Unshakable Tail triggers
  3. Buried Alive — Unshakable Tail triggers

3,008 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Unshakable Tail is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice a Clue to Unshakable Tail, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

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

When a Clue enters thanks to Unshakable Tail:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

9 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 (Unshakable Tail is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Unshakable Tail attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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

put a creature onto the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this.

When Unshakable Tail enters thanks to:

  1. Body Launderer — it surveils
  2. Scion of Darkness — it surveils

19,798 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.