Waterfront Bouncer

Waterfront Bouncer

Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper

Mana cost: {1}{U}

How we read this card

Return target creature to its owner's hand.

activated {U}, {T}, Discard a card —

activated {U}, {T}, Discard a card — bounce

Causes: discard a card, a creature leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Merfolk deals combat damage — 386 cards in the game can cause this (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

  1. Seafloor Oracle — When Waterfront Bouncer deals combat damage, Seafloor Oracle draws you 1 card

a Merfolk enters the battlefield — 397 cards in the game can cause this (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

When Waterfront Bouncer enters:

  1. Forerunner of the Heralds — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Deeproot Elite — puts a counter on a Merfolk
  3. River Sneak — gets +1/+1

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

When Waterfront Bouncer makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Waterfront Bouncer, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 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 (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Waterfront Bouncer:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

27 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 (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  2. Bloodbond March — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  3. Thor, God of Thunder — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  4. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  5. Harness the Storm — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  6. Transplant Theorist — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  7. Heart-Shaped Herb — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  8. Wayward Angel — Waterfront Bouncer fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  9. Rescue from the Underworld — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  10. Victimize — Waterfront Bouncer puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Waterfront Bouncer:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  3. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  4. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

7 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 (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

When Waterfront Bouncer attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  10. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

119 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 (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

When Waterfront Bouncer attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Waterfront Bouncer blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

29 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 (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

  1. Champions of the Perfect — When Waterfront Bouncer is cast, Champions of the Perfect draws you 1 card

90 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 (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

When Waterfront Bouncer enters:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Bess, Soul Nourisher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

343 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 (Waterfront Bouncer is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Waterfront Bouncer enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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