Volrath's Curse

Volrath's Curse

Enchantment — Aura

Mana cost: {1}{U}

How we read this card

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated. That creature's controller may sacrifice a permanent of their choice for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.

static — restricts attacking or blocking

static — strips abilities

static —

Return this Aura to its owner's hand.

activated {1}{U} — bounce

Causes: sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, an Aura leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a nontoken permanent is sacrificed — 108 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Volrath's Curse:

  1. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — brings a card back
  2. It That Betrays — brings a card back
  3. Nazgûl Battle-Mace — brings a card back
  4. Skittering Precursor — makes a token
  5. Evendo Brushrazer — exiles a card from your library

a permanent is sacrificed — 109 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Volrath's Curse:

  1. Scavenger's Talent — mills a card
  2. Sandbender Scavengers — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Popular Egotist — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Blood Aspirant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis — gets +2/+0
  6. Merchant of Venom — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Sorcerer's Broom — makes a token
  8. Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz — gains you 2 life
  9. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

  1. Cosmic Rebirth — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard that Cosmic Rebirth can bring back
  2. Starving Revenant — Volrath's Curse fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more permanent cards Starving Revenant needs
  3. Yuna's Decision — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard that Yuna's Decision can bring back
  4. Squirming Emergence — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard, and Squirming Emergence gets bigger
  5. Hologram Stalker — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard that Hologram Stalker can bring back
  6. Badlands Revival — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard that Badlands Revival can bring back
  7. Urborg Repossession — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard that Urborg Repossession can bring back
  8. Return of the Mole Man — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard, and Return of the Mole Man gets bigger
  9. Puca's Covenant — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard that Puca's Covenant can bring back
  10. Trystan's Command — Volrath's Curse puts cards into the graveyard that Trystan's Command can bring back

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

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When Volrath's Curse is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Jinxed Ring — deals 1 damage
  2. Liability — makes a player lose 1 life

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When Volrath's Curse is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Prince of Thralls — brings a card back
  2. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  3. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  4. Sarulf, Realm Eater — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Aetherworks Marvel — adds 1 mana
  6. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a nontoken permanent leaves the battlefield — 313 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

  1. Genku, Future Shaper — When Volrath's Curse leaves the battlefield, Genku, Future Shaper makes a token

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When Volrath's Curse leaves the battlefield:

  1. Super Shredder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nefarious Imp — scries

an Aura enters the battlefield — 1,257 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When Volrath's Curse enters:

  1. Tanglespan Lookout — draws you 1 card
  2. Chishiro, the Shattered Blade — makes a token

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

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

  1. Death to Our Enemies — When Death to Our Enemies is sacrificed thanks to Volrath's Curse, it deals 7 damage
  2. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Volrath's Curse, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When Volrath's Curse is cast:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  10. Mesa Enchantress — draws you 1 card

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

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Volrath's Curse enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

When Volrath's Curse enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Volrath's Curse is one).

Volrath's Curse fills your graveyard toward the:

  1. Locked in the Cemetery — 5 or more cards Locked in the Cemetery needs
  2. Sidequest: Card Collection // Magicked Card — 8 or more cards Sidequest: Card Collection // Magicked Card needs

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