Vedalken Certarch

Vedalken Certarch

Creature — Vedalken Wizard

Mana cost: {U}

How we read this card

Tap target artifact, creature, or land. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.

activated {T} —

Causes: tap an artifact, tap a creature, tap a land.

Cares about: an artifact you control.

Works well with

a land becomes tapped — 50 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

When a land becomes tapped thanks to Vedalken Certarch:

  1. Steam Vines — deals 1 damage
  2. Pooling Venom — makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Chronic Flooding — mills a card
  4. Roots of Life — gains you 1 life
  5. Psychic Venom — deals 2 damage
  6. Orcish Mine — triggers
  7. Spreading Algae — kills it
  8. Blight — kills it
  9. Uncontrolled Infestation — kills it
  10. Kudzu — kills a land

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

an artifact becomes tapped — 88 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

When an artifact becomes tapped thanks to Vedalken Certarch:

  1. Powerleech — gains you 1 life
  2. Artifact Possession — deals 2 damage
  3. Haunting Wind — deals 1 damage
  4. Relic Putrescence — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Relic Bind — triggers

a creature becomes tapped — 565 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

When Vedalken Certarch becomes tapped:

  1. Unctus, Grand Metatect — draws you 1 card
  2. Sharae of Numbing Depths — draws you 1 card
  3. Rewrite History — draws you 1 card
  4. Stinging Licid — deals 2 damage
  5. Gideon's Avenger — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Icewrought Sentry — gets +2/+1
  7. Hawkeye's Bow — deals 1 damage
  8. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  9. Don't Move — kills a creature
  10. Hylda of the Icy Crown — triggers

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

a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Vedalken Certarch enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 1,264 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Vedalken Certarch enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

a Wizard creature it grants abilities to — 1,269 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Astrologian's Planisphere — Astrologian's Planisphere gives Vedalken Certarch an extra ability

1,268 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Wizard creature it grants types to — 1,269 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Blue Mage's Cane — Blue Mage's Cane gives Vedalken Certarch an extra creature type

1,268 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

When Vedalken Certarch attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

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

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

When Vedalken Certarch attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

When Vedalken Certarch blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  4. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Vedalken Certarch is one).

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — When Vedalken Certarch attacks, Mardu Ascendancy makes a token

2 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 (Vedalken Certarch is one).

When Vedalken Certarch enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. Bess, Soul Nourisher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

308 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 (Vedalken Certarch is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Vedalken Certarch enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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