Will of the Abzan

Will of the Abzan

Sorcery

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.

on-cast —

Any number of target opponents each sacrifice a creature with the greatest power among creatures that player controls and lose 3 life.

on-cast — makes each opponent lose 3 life

on-cast —

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

on-cast — brings a card back

Causes: you face a dilemma, make a player lose life, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Will of the Abzan is one).

When Will of the Abzan poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Will of the Abzan is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Will of the Abzan:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

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

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

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Will of the Abzan, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Will of the Abzan is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Will of the Abzan:

  1. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — makes 2 tokens
  2. Malik, Grim Manipulator — makes a token
  3. Thraximundar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  7. Mortician Beetle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Will of the Abzan is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Will of the Abzan:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 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.

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  2. The Deck of Many Things — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
  3. Afterlife from the Loam — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Afterlife from the Loam can bring back
  4. Crypt Champion — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  5. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal can bring back
  6. Push // Pull — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Push // Pull can bring back
  7. Vivien on the Hunt — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Vivien on the Hunt can bring back
  8. Virtus's Maneuver — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Virtus's Maneuver can bring back
  9. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  10. Quest for the Necropolis — Will of the Abzan puts cards into the graveyard that Quest for the Necropolis can bring back
  11. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Will of the Abzan can bring back
  12. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Will of the Abzan can bring back
  13. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Will of the Abzan can bring back
  14. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Will of the Abzan can bring back
  15. Sporogenic Infection — Sporogenic Infection puts cards into the graveyard that Will of the Abzan can bring back
  16. Mire Blight — Mire Blight puts cards into the graveyard that Will of the Abzan can bring back
  17. Death Pits of Rath — Death Pits of Rath puts cards into the graveyard that Will of the Abzan can bring back
  18. Skittering Horror — When Skittering Horror is in the graveyard, Will of the Abzan can bring it back
  19. Skittering Skirge — When Skittering Skirge is in the graveyard, Will of the Abzan can bring it back
  20. Skittering Monstrosity — When Skittering Monstrosity is in the graveyard, Will of the Abzan can bring it back

1,120 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 (Will of the Abzan is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Will of the Abzan:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card

68 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 (Will of the Abzan is one).

  1. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — When a creature dies thanks to Will of the Abzan, Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity brings a card back

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Will of the Abzan is one).

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Will of the Abzan, Zahur, Glory's Past raises your speed

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

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Will of the Abzan is one).

  1. Krile Baldesion — When Will of the Abzan is cast, Krile Baldesion brings a card back

433 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 (Will of the Abzan is one).

  1. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — When a creature enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, Chainer, Nightmare Adept grants haste

32 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 (Will of the Abzan is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a creature enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Sibsig Muckdraggers — When Sibsig Muckdraggers enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it brings a card back
  3. Odunos River Trawler — When Odunos River Trawler enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it brings a card back
  4. Technomancer — When Technomancer enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it mills a card
  5. Ruthless Technomancer — When Ruthless Technomancer enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it sacrifices a creature
  6. Skyfisher Spider — When Skyfisher Spider enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it sacrifices a creature
  7. Cavalier of Night — When Cavalier of Night enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it sacrifices a creature
  8. Loamcrafter Faun — When Loamcrafter Faun enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it triggers

444 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 (Will of the Abzan is one).

  1. Izoni, Thousand-Eyed — When Izoni, Thousand-Eyed enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it makes a token
  2. Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector — When Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it brings a card back
  3. Moseo, Vein's New Dean — When Moseo, Vein's New Dean enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it makes a token
  4. Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda — When Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it sacrifices a creature
  5. Zoraline, Cosmos Caller — When Zoraline, Cosmos Caller enters thanks to Will of the Abzan, it triggers

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