Vraska, Swarm's Eminence

Vraska, Swarm's Eminence

Legendary Planeswalker — Vraska

Mana cost: {2}{B/G}{B/G}

How we read this card

Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals damage to a player or planeswalker, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and that ability

activated −2 — makes a token

Whenever this token deals damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker.

Causes: put a counter on anything, create an Assassin creature token, put an Assassin creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature deals noncombat damage.

Works well with

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

  1. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Vraska, Swarm's Eminence an extra ability
  2. Way of the Wildspeaker — Way of the Wildspeaker gives Vraska, Swarm's Eminence an extra ability

310 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 (Vraska is one).

When Vraska, Swarm's Eminence is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Vigor — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  5. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  6. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  7. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  8. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  9. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  10. 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 (Vraska is one).

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

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

  1. Birthing Ritual — Vraska, Swarm's Eminence 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 (Vraska is one).

When an Assassin enters thanks to Vraska, Swarm's Eminence:

  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 (Vraska is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Vraska, Swarm's Eminence makes an Assassin 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 (Vraska is one).

When an Assassin enters thanks to Vraska, Swarm's Eminence:

  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 (Vraska is one).

When Vraska, Swarm's Eminence makes an Assassin 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 (Vraska is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Vraska, Swarm's Eminence, All Will Be One deals that much damage
  2. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to Vraska, Swarm's Eminence, it triggers

7 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 (Vraska is one).

When an Assassin enters thanks to Vraska, Swarm's Eminence:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life
  5. Ayara, First of Locthwain — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  7. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — deals 1 damage
  8. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself

324 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 (Vraska is one).

When an Assassin enters thanks to Vraska, Swarm's Eminence:

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nature's Wrath — makes a player sacrifice a Swamp or permanent

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