Winter, Tormented Loner
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Mana cost: {2}{B}
How we read this card
When Winter enters, you may sacrifice a creature or planeswalker.
triggered —
When you do, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
triggered —
Winter gets +1/+0 for each creature and planeswalker card in your graveyard.
static — gives +1/+0 for each creature and planeswalker card in your graveyard
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: sacrifice a creature, sacrifice a planeswalker, a creature dies, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.
Cares about: a creature in a graveyard, a planeswalker in a graveyard.
Works well with
anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
- Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner, it exiles a Synth you control
- Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner, it exiles a Nightmare
a planeswalker is sacrificed — 68 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
- Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner, Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan puts a counter on a creature
a planeswalker in a graveyard — 231 cards in the game can cause this.
- Liliana the Repentant — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
- Emeria Shepherd — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
- Moment of Reckoning — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
- Serra Paragon — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
- Muldrotha, the Gravetide — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
- Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring back
- Loamcrafter Faun — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Loamcrafter Faun can bring back
- Lurrus of the Dream-Den — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Lurrus of the Dream-Den can bring back
- Zoraline, Cosmos Caller — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Zoraline, Cosmos Caller can bring back
- Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Loot, the Anomaly — Loot, the Anomaly puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Braids's Frightful Return — Braids's Frightful Return puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Scavenger's Talent — Scavenger's Talent puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Eradicator Valkyrie — Eradicator Valkyrie puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Blood on the Snow — Blood on the Snow puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Lethal Throwdown — Lethal Throwdown puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Bone Shards — Bone Shards puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Flare of Malice — Flare of Malice puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Spark Harvest — Spark Harvest puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
98 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 231 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
- Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner, Carth the Lion searches a library
- Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted deals 1 damage
- Kaya's Ghostform — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Kaya's Ghostform brings a card back
- Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord gains you 1 life
- Cruel Celebrant — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Cruel Celebrant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Rising Populace — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Rising Populace puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Ajani's Last Stand — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Ajani's Last Stand sacrifices itself
- Martyr's Bond — When Winter, Tormented Loner is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent
a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,704 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner:
- Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
- Bag of Devouring — exiles it
a creature in a graveyard — 2,753 cards in the game can cause this.
- Deadbridge Chant — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
- Retrieve — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Retrieve can bring back
- Havengul Lich — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Havengul Lich can bring back
- Paleoloth — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Paleoloth can bring back
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
- Banon, the Returners' Leader — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Banon, the Returners' Leader can bring back
- Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Surgical Suite // Hospital Room can bring back
- Sword of Light and Shadow — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow can bring back
- Necromantic Thirst — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Necromantic Thirst can bring back
- Krile Baldesion — Winter, Tormented Loner puts cards into the graveyard that Krile Baldesion can bring back
- Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Ayara, First of Locthwain — Ayara, First of Locthwain puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
- Cracked Skull — Cracked Skull puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
1,327 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken creature dies — 2,753 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
- Vraska, the Silencer — When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner, Vraska, the Silencer brings a card back
- Zahur, Glory's Past — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Zahur, Glory's Past makes a token
- Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Liesa, Forgotten Archangel brings a card back
- Avacyn, Angel of Horror — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Avacyn, Angel of Horror brings a card back
- Yedora, Grave Gardener — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Yedora, Grave Gardener brings a card back
- Nim Deathmantle — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Nim Deathmantle brings a card back
- Valkyrie's Call — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Valkyrie's Call brings a card back
- Decaying Soil — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, Decaying Soil brings a card back
- High-Society Hunter — When Winter, Tormented Loner dies, High-Society Hunter draws you 1 card
- Overseer of the Damned — When a creature dies thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner, Overseer of the Damned makes a token
60 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,091 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
- Ninja Teen — When Winter, Tormented Loner leaves the battlefield, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life
34 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,021 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
- Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Winter, Tormented Loner, it exiles itself
18 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a card in a graveyard — 7,543 cards in the game can cause this (Winter is one).
- Havi, the All-Father — Winter, Tormented Loner fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
442 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.