Vengeful Ancestor

Vengeful Ancestor

Creature — Spirit Dragon

Mana cost: {2}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, goad target creature.

triggered —

triggered —

Whenever a goaded creature attacks, it deals 1 damage to its controller.

triggered — deals 1 damage

Causes: goad a creature, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature attacks.

Works well with

a Dragon attacks — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor attacks:

  1. Silumgar, the Drifting Death — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
  3. The Ur-Dragon — draws you that many cards
  4. Atarka, World Render — grants double strike
  5. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  6. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage
  7. Ojutai, Soul of Winter — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
  8. Dromoka, the Eternal — puts a counter on a permanent

a Dragon deals combat damage — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor deals combat damage:

  1. Parapet Thrasher — triggers
  2. Broodcaller Scourge — puts a permanent onto the battlefield
  3. Zurgo and Ojutai — triggers

a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor enters:

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — makes a token
  2. Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm — makes a token

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 488 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Vengeful Ancestor counters as it enters

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

a Dragon creature it boosts — 523 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Crucible of Fire — Crucible of Fire gives Vengeful Ancestor bigger stats

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

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor enters:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  3. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  5. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  6. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame — copies a permanent
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers

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

a nontoken Spirit deals combat damage — 725 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Vengeful Ancestor deals combat damage, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Vengeful Ancestor enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 863 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Drogskol Cavalry — gains you 2 life
  3. Vanguard of the Restless — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

a Spirit creature it boosts — 889 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Long-Forgotten Gohei — Long-Forgotten Gohei gives Vengeful Ancestor bigger stats

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph — deals 2 damage
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

46 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 (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature

186 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 (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

When Vengeful Ancestor attacks:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  2. Invisible Woman — triggers
  3. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  4. Guide of Souls — triggers

118 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.

When Vengeful Ancestor:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — enters, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
  3. Zirilan of the Claw — enters thanks to Zirilan of the Claw, it triggers
  4. Minion of the Mighty — enters thanks to Minion of the Mighty, it triggers
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — enters, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control

309 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 (Vengeful Ancestor is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Vengeful Ancestor 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.