Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Warrior // Legendary Creature — Dragon

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

How we read this card

When Zenos yae Galvus enters, choose a creature an opponent controls. Until end of turn, creatures other than Zenos yae Galvus and the chosen creature get -2/-2.

triggered — shrinks a creature by -2/-2

When the chosen creature leaves the battlefield, transform Zenos yae Galvus.

triggered —

Flying
As this creature transforms into Shinryu, choose an opponent.
When the chosen player loses the game, you win the game.

triggered — can win the game

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: a creature dies, transform anything.

Cares about: a creature leaves the battlefield.

Works well with

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

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival, it exiles a Nightmare

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 488 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival counters as it enters

487 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Warrior attacks — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

  1. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival attacks, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom makes a token

a Warrior deals combat damage — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

  1. Raiders' Spoils — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival deals combat damage, Raiders' Spoils makes you lose life

a Warrior creature enters the battlefield — 1,401 cards in the game can cause this (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

  1. Obsidian Battle-Axe — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival enters, Obsidian Battle-Axe triggers

a Warrior enters the battlefield — 1,403 cards in the game can cause this (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival enters:

  1. Mardu Woe-Reaper — hits a graveyard
  2. Thrasher Brute — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Decorated Champion — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival 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 (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival:

  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 (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

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

451 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 (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

32 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 (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival, it exiles itself

18 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 (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival:

  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 (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

221 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 (Zenos yae Galvus is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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

put anything onto the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this.

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival enters thanks to:

  1. Portcullis — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  2. Sword of Hearth and Home — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  3. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  4. Body Snatcher — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  5. Sothera, the Supervoid — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  6. Isareth the Awakener — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  7. Coffin Queen — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  8. Balthor the Defiled — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  9. The Soul Stone — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2
  10. From the Catacombs — it shrinks a creature by -2/-2

26,489 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.