Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

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

How we read this card

Protection from Humans
Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card.

activated Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature —

activated Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature —

activated Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature — puts a counter on it

activated Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature — draws you 1 card

Proliferate.

activated {B}{B}, Discard a card —

activated {B}{B}, Discard a card — proliferates

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: make a player lose life, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a counter on a creature, draw a card, discard a card, proliferate.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, it draws you cards
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, it exiles a Synth you control
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, it exiles a Nightmare

you proliferate — 90 cards in the game can cause this (Yawgmoth is one).

When Yawgmoth, Thran Physician proliferates:

  1. Scheming Aspirant — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  2. Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres — draws you 1 card
  3. Voidwing Hybrid — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Venser, Corpse Puppet — triggers

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

a Cleric enters the battlefield — 722 cards in the game can cause this (Yawgmoth is one).

  1. Cleric of Life's Bond — When Yawgmoth, Thran Physician enters, Cleric of Life's Bond gains you 1 life

1 other card cares 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 (Yawgmoth is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

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

When you sacrifice another creature to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

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

When Yawgmoth, Thran Physician 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

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

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Yawgmoth is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Wickersmith's Tools — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Wickersmith's Tools puts a charge counter on itself
  5. Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons makes a token
  6. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  7. Flourishing Defenses — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Flourishing Defenses makes a token
  8. Nest of Scarabs — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Nest of Scarabs makes that many tokens
  9. Earth Kingdom General — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  10. Obelisk Spider — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Obelisk Spider makes each opponent lose 1 life

33 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 (Yawgmoth is one).

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician puts cards into the graveyard that:

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

When you sacrifice another creature to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card

62 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 (Yawgmoth is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, it gains you its power life

463 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 (Yawgmoth is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Yawgmoth, Thran Physician attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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