Winter, Cynical Opportunist

Winter, Cynical Opportunist

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

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

How we read this card

Deathtouch
Whenever Winter attacks, mill three cards.

triggered — mills a card

At the beginning of your end step, you may exile any number of cards from your graveyard with four or more card types among them. If you do, put a permanent card from among them onto the battlefield with a finality counter on it.

triggered —

triggered — brings a card back

triggered — puts a counter on it

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: mill a card, exile a card, anything leaves a graveyard, put a permanent onto the battlefield, a permanent leaves a graveyard, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: an end step, a permanent in a graveyard.

Works well with

a nontoken permanent enters the battlefield — 142 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

When Winter, Cynical Opportunist enters:

  1. Spot, Felis catus — makes a token
  2. Arbaaz Mir — deals 1 damage
  3. Cadric, Soul Kindler — makes a token

a permanent enters the battlefield — 152 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

When Winter, Cynical Opportunist enters:

  1. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — gains you 1 life
  2. River Kelpie — draws you 1 card
  3. Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary — draws you 1 card
  4. Altar of the Brood — mills a card
  5. Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Amareth, the Lustrous — searches a library
  7. Rimefire Torque — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Eye of Singularity — kills a permanent

8 other cards care 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 Winter, Cynical Opportunist is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it triggers

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

When Winter, Cynical Opportunist leaves a graveyard:

  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.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, All Will Be One deals that much damage

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).

When Winter, Cynical Opportunist enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 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, Cynical Opportunist:

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

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself

9 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 (Winter is one).

  1. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Winter, Cynical Opportunist enters, Lonis, Genetics Expert puts a counter on itself
  2. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it puts a counter on a creature or Vehicle
  3. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Thieves' Guild Enforcer enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it mills a card
  4. Author of Shadows — When Author of Shadows enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it brings a card back
  5. Landscaper Colos — When Landscaper Colos enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it brings a card back
  6. Colossal Grave-Reaver — When Colossal Grave-Reaver enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it mills a card
  7. Twilight Shepherd — When Twilight Shepherd enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it brings a card back
  8. Cavalier of Thorns — When Cavalier of Thorns enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it puts a land onto the battlefield
  9. Crabomination — When Crabomination enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it exiles a card from an opponent's library

345 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 (Winter is one).

  1. Caradora, Heart of Alacria — When Caradora, Heart of Alacria enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it searches a library
  2. The Reaper, King No More — When The Reaper, King No More enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it puts a counter on a creature
  3. Rosheen, Roaring Prophet — When Rosheen, Roaring Prophet enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it mills a card
  4. Kotose, the Silent Spider — When Kotose, the Silent Spider enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it brings a card back
  5. Meathook Massacre II — When Meathook Massacre II enters thanks to Winter, Cynical Opportunist, it makes a player sacrifice a creature

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