Winter, Cursed Rider

Winter, Cursed Rider

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

Mana cost: {U}{B}

How we read this card

Ward—Pay 2 life.
Artifacts you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life."

static — grants a keyword

Each other nonartifact creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.

activated {2}{U}{B}, {T}, Exile X artifact cards from your graveyard —

activated {2}{U}{B}, {T}, Exile X artifact cards from your graveyard — shrinks a creature by -X/-X

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile an artifact, an artifact leaves a graveyard, a creature dies.

Cares about: an artifact it grants abilities to.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it exiles a Nightmare
  3. Momo, Playful Pet — When Momo, Playful Pet leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it triggers
  4. Wernog, Rider's Chaplain — When Wernog, Rider's Chaplain leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it makes an opponent lose life
  5. Bilbo, Retired Burglar — When Bilbo, Retired Burglar leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it has the Ring tempt you

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

an artifact leaves a graveyard — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

  1. Imotekh the Stormlord — When an artifact leaves a graveyard thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Imotekh the Stormlord makes 2 tokens

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

a nontoken artifact is exiled — 334 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

When an artifact is exiled thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider:

  1. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token

an artifact is exiled — 336 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

  1. Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. Urza's Sylex — When Urza's Sylex is exiled thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it searches a library

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

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

When an artifact leaves a graveyard thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider:

  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 (Winter is one).

Winter, Cursed Rider puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  10. Krile Baldesion — can bring 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 (Winter is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider:

  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 (Winter is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it makes a token
  6. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it draws you 1 card
  7. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  8. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it triggers
  9. Saffi Eriksdotter — When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself
  10. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it makes you lose life

547 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 (Winter is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an artifact it grants abilities to — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

  1. Relic Amulet — Winter, Cursed Rider gives Relic Amulet ward

4,530 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it triggers
  2. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Winter, Cursed Rider, it exiles itself

24 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 (Winter is one).

Winter, Cursed Rider:

  1. Havi, the All-Father — fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  3. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

441 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 (Winter is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Winter, Cursed Rider attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

321 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 (Winter is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Winter, Cursed Rider attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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