Balthor the Defiled

Balthor the Defiled

Legendary Creature — Zombie Dwarf

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

How we read this card

Minion creatures get +1/+1.

static — gives +1/+1

Each player returns all black and all red creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

activated {B}{B}{B}, Exile Balthor —

activated {B}{B}{B}, Exile Balthor — brings a card back

What we read on this card

Causes: exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard, a Minion creature it boosts.

Works well with

a Zombie it boosts — 416 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Balthor the Defiled bigger stats

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

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 509 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 506 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this.

  1. Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Balthor the Defiled an extra ability

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 645 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  4. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  5. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  6. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0
  8. Soul Enervation — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  9. Erebos's Titan — triggers

anything leaves a graveyard — 955 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  5. Teval's Judgment — triggers

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 1,393 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves the battlefield:

  1. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  2. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token

a creature leaves the battlefield — 1,418 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled leaves the battlefield:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Ninja Teen — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

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

a creature attacks — 3,478 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  5. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  6. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 3,478 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  5. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  6. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  7. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  8. Curse of Disturbance — makes a token
  9. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  10. Twins of Discord — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 3,478 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 3,478 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Balthor the Defiled deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 3,493 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

When Balthor the Defiled is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Vanquisher's Banner — draws you 1 card
  5. Rhonas's Monument — gives +2/+2
  6. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  7. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  8. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  9. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  10. Kefnet's Monument — triggers

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,967 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers enters thanks to Balthor the Defiled, it puts a counter on a creature or Vehicle
  2. Tenured Inkcaster — When Tenured Inkcaster enters thanks to Balthor the Defiled, it puts a counter on a creature
  3. Clandestine Meddler — When Clandestine Meddler enters thanks to Balthor the Defiled, it triggers

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

anything enters the battlefield — 6,402 cards in Balthor the Defiled's colors can cause this (Balthor the Defiled is one).

  1. Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival — When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival enters thanks to Balthor the Defiled, it shrinks a creature by -2/-2

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