War Elemental

War Elemental

Creature — Elemental

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

How we read this card

When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless an opponent was dealt damage this turn.

triggered —

Whenever an opponent is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.

triggered — puts that many counters on it

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: anything is dealt damage.

Works well with

an Elemental creature in a graveyard — 88 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

  1. Thunderkin Awakener — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Thunderkin Awakener can bring it back

a nontoken Elemental is sacrificed — 90 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

  1. Ashling, the Limitless — When you sacrifice War Elemental, Ashling, the Limitless makes a token

an Elemental in a graveyard — 90 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental is in the graveyard:

  1. Sunflare Shaman — gets bigger
  2. Horde of Notions — can bring it back

an Elemental is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 93 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Omnath, Locus of Rage — deals 3 damage
  2. Titania, Nature's Force — mills a card

an Elemental enters the battlefield — 754 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental enters:

  1. Champion of the Path — deals its power damage
  2. Risen Reef — puts a land onto the battlefield

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When you sacrifice War Elemental:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When you sacrifice War Elemental:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back
  10. Krile Baldesion — can bring it back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental dies:

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — makes a player lose life equal to its toughness

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When War Elemental leaves the battlefield, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

35 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 (War Elemental is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — War Elemental fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (War Elemental is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When War Elemental attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

150 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 (War Elemental is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When War Elemental attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

a creature it boosts — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Vanquisher's Banner — Vanquisher's Banner gives War Elemental bigger stats
  2. Vibrating Sphere — Vibrating Sphere gives War Elemental bigger stats
  3. Quest for the Goblin Lord — Quest for the Goblin Lord gives War Elemental bigger stats
  4. Memorial Team Leader — Memorial Team Leader gives War Elemental bigger stats
  5. Chronicle of Victory — Chronicle of Victory gives War Elemental bigger stats
  6. Door of Destinies — Door of Destinies gives War Elemental bigger stats
  7. Infinite Hourglass — Infinite Hourglass gives War Elemental bigger stats
  8. Icon of Ancestry — Icon of Ancestry gives War Elemental bigger stats
  9. Caged Sun — Caged Sun gives War Elemental bigger stats
  10. Gauntlet of Might — Gauntlet of Might gives War Elemental bigger stats

19,382 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants abilities to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Hexing Squelcher — Hexing Squelcher gives War Elemental ward
  2. Bloodcrusher of Khorne — Bloodcrusher of Khorne gives War Elemental trample
  3. Two-Headed Giant of Foriys — Two-Headed Giant of Foriys gives War Elemental an extra ability
  4. Foriysian Totem — Foriysian Totem gives War Elemental an extra ability
  5. Echo Circlet — Echo Circlet gives War Elemental an extra ability
  6. Vanguard's Shield — Vanguard's Shield gives War Elemental an extra ability
  7. Akroma's Memorial — Akroma's Memorial gives War Elemental first strike, flying, haste, protection, trample and vigilance
  8. Goblin War Drums — Goblin War Drums gives War Elemental menace
  9. Street Riot — Street Riot gives War Elemental trample

19,383 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies speed increase to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Urabrask the Hidden — Urabrask the Hidden gives War Elemental haste
  2. Tannuk, Steadfast Second — Tannuk, Steadfast Second gives War Elemental haste
  3. Tuktuk Rubblefort — Tuktuk Rubblefort gives War Elemental haste
  4. Anger — Anger gives War Elemental haste
  5. Thousand-Year Elixir — Thousand-Year Elixir gives War Elemental haste
  6. Barbarian Class — Barbarian Class gives War Elemental haste
  7. Emblem of the Warmind — Emblem of the Warmind gives War Elemental haste
  8. Fervor — Fervor gives War Elemental haste
  9. Rage Reflection — Rage Reflection gives War Elemental haste
  10. Rising of the Day — Rising of the Day gives War Elemental haste

19,382 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies extra combat to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Swinging Ship — Swinging Ship gives War Elemental its extra combat

19,391 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants types to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Amorphous Axe — Amorphous Axe gives War Elemental an extra creature type
  2. Runed Stalactite — Runed Stalactite gives War Elemental an extra creature type

19,390 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (War Elemental is one).

When War Elemental enters:

  1. Boss's Chauffeur — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Dinosaur Egg — puts a counter on itself

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

deal damage to anything — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Lux Artillery — When an opponent is dealt damage thanks to Lux Artillery, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  2. Purphoros, God of the Forge — When an opponent is dealt damage thanks to Purphoros, God of the Forge, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Dragon Tempest — When Dragon Tempest is dealt damage, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  4. Jaya, Venerated Firemage — When Jaya, Venerated Firemage is dealt damage, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Electropotence — When Electropotence is dealt damage, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  6. Impact Tremors — When an opponent is dealt damage thanks to Impact Tremors, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  7. Pandemonium — When Pandemonium is dealt damage, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  8. Warstorm Surge — When Warstorm Surge is dealt damage, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Where Ancients Tread — When Where Ancients Tread is dealt damage, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  10. Blazing Sunsteel — When Blazing Sunsteel is dealt damage, War Elemental puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself

19,802 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.