Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Legendary Planeswalker — Vivien

Mana cost: {3}{G}{G}

How we read this card

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast creature spells from the top of your library.

static — play from top

Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Put your choice of a reach counter, a vigilance counter, or a trample counter on it.

activated +1 — makes a token

activated +1 — puts a counter on it

When you next cast a creature spell this turn, search your library for a creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

activated −2 — searches a library

activated −2 —

activated −2 —

Causes: cast a creature, create a Beast creature token, put a Beast creature token onto the battlefield, put a counter on anything, search creature , put a creature onto the battlefield, shuffle a library.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Wildspeaker — Way of the Wildspeaker gives Vivien, Monsters' Advocate an extra ability

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

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Vivien is one).

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Jaya's Phoenix returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Interplanar Beacon gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Vigor — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Defiler of Vigor puts a counter on a creature
  4. Primeval Bounty — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Primeval Bounty puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Thor, God of Thunder deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Krile Baldesion brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Summon: Good King Mog XII makes a token
  9. Varis, Silverymoon Ranger — When a creature is cast thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Varis, Silverymoon Ranger triggers
  10. Blood Funnel — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate is cast, Blood Funnel sacrifices a creature

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

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Vivien is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Beast enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Beast enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Beast enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Beast enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a Beast enters the battlefield — 632 cards in the game can cause this (Vivien is one).

When a Beast enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate:

  1. Totem Speaker — gains you 3 life
  2. Wirewood Savage — draws you 1 card
  3. Woodland Liege — draws you 1 card
  4. Aether Charge — deals 4 damage

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — Vivien, Monsters' Advocate makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

2,719 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 (Vivien is one).

When a Beast enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate:

  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 (Vivien is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate makes a Beast 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.

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

When a Beast enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate:

  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 each opponent lose 1 life
  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 (Vivien is one).

When Vivien, Monsters' Advocate makes a Beast 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
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Vivien is one).

  1. Aether Revolt — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Aether Revolt deals that much damage
  2. Territorial Gorger — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Territorial Gorger gets +2/+2
  3. Fabrication Module — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Fabrication Module puts a counter on a creature
  4. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, All Will Be One deals that much damage
  5. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, it triggers

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Vivien is one).

When a creature is cast thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate:

  1. Bloodbond March — brings a card back
  2. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — puts that spell's mana value counters on a creature
  3. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  4. Summon: Fenrir — arrives with counters
  5. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  6. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  7. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  8. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  9. Silverback Elder — triggers
  10. Oltec Matterweaver — triggers

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Vivien is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate:

  1. Riku of Two Reflections — makes a token
  2. Samwise Gamgee — makes a token
  3. Dual Nature — makes a token
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — grants haste
  5. Preston, the Vanisher — makes a token
  6. Lonis, Cryptozoologist — triggers

27 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 (Vivien is one).

  1. Wan Shi Tong, Librarian — When Wan Shi Tong, Librarian enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, it puts X counters on a permanent
  2. Caradora, Heart of Alacria — When Caradora, Heart of Alacria enters thanks to Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, it searches a library

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