Captain N'ghathrod

Captain N'ghathrod

Legendary Creature — Horror Pirate

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

How we read this card

Horrors you control have menace.

static — grants a keyword

Whenever a Horror you control deals combat damage to a player, that player mills that many cards.

triggered — mills a card

At the beginning of your end step, choose target artifact or creature card in an opponent's graveyard that was put there from their library this turn. Put it onto the battlefield under your control.

triggered — brings a card back

What we read on this card

Causes: mill a card, put an artifact onto the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, an artifact leaves a graveyard, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a Horror deals combat damage, an end step, an artifact in a graveyard, a creature in a graveyard, a Horror it grants abilities to.

Works well with

a Pirate deals combat damage — 121 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

  1. Ramirez DePietro, Pillager — When Captain N'ghathrod deals combat damage, Ramirez DePietro, Pillager exiles a card from a library

a Pirate enters the battlefield — 125 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

When Captain N'ghathrod enters:

  1. Forerunner of the Coalition — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Merchant Raiders — taps a creature

a Horror deals combat damage — 262 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this.

  1. Defiler of Flesh — When Defiler of Flesh deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  2. Gluttonous Slug — When Gluttonous Slug deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  3. Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar — When Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  4. Cruel Witness — When Cruel Witness deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  5. Shambling Cie'th — When Shambling Cie'th deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  6. Ingenious Skaab — When Ingenious Skaab deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  7. Loot, the Anomaly — When Loot, the Anomaly deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  8. Possessed Aven — When Possessed Aven deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  9. Boneshard Slasher — When Boneshard Slasher deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card
  10. Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration — When Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

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

a card is milled — 507 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

  1. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — When a permanent makes a player mill a card thanks to Captain N'ghathrod, Lo and Li, Royal Advisors puts a counter on an Advisor

a creature leaves a graveyard — 731 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

  1. Erebos's Titan — When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Captain N'ghathrod, Erebos's Titan triggers

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

an artifact enters the battlefield — 3,045 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

  1. Arcbound Crusher — When an artifact enters thanks to Captain N'ghathrod, Arcbound Crusher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Battered Golem — When an artifact enters thanks to Captain N'ghathrod, Battered Golem untaps itself
  3. Grinding Station — When an artifact enters thanks to Captain N'ghathrod, Grinding Station untaps itself
  4. Vermiculos — When an artifact enters thanks to Captain N'ghathrod, Vermiculos gets +4/+4
  5. Serum Tank — When an artifact enters thanks to Captain N'ghathrod, Serum Tank puts a charge counter on itself
  6. Brainstealer Dragon — When Captain N'ghathrod enters, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value

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

a card in a graveyard — 3,770 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

  1. Vessel of Endless Rest — Captain N'ghathrod puts cards into the graveyard that Vessel of Endless Rest can bring back
  2. Fire Nation Salvagers — Captain N'ghathrod puts cards into the graveyard that Fire Nation Salvagers can bring back
  3. Heart-Shaped Herb — Captain N'ghathrod puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  4. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Captain N'ghathrod puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  5. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Captain N'ghathrod would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  6. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — Captain N'ghathrod fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Thieves' Guild Enforcer needs
  7. Soaring Thought-Thief — Captain N'ghathrod fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Soaring Thought-Thief needs
  8. Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae — Captain N'ghathrod puts cards into the graveyard that Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae can bring back
  9. Reito Sentinel — Captain N'ghathrod puts cards into the graveyard that Reito Sentinel can bring back
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Captain N'ghathrod fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 3,770 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Captain N'ghathrod:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  4. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

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

a creature attacks — 6,258 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

When Captain N'ghathrod attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  5. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  6. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  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

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

anything attacks — 6,258 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

When Captain N'ghathrod 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. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  5. Dimir Strandcatcher — surveils
  6. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  7. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Krydle of Baldur's Gate — triggers
  10. Alora, Merry Thief — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 6,258 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

When Captain N'ghathrod blocks:

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

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

a creature deals combat damage — 6,258 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Captain N'ghathrod deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 6,287 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

When Captain N'ghathrod is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. Kozilek's Unsealing — makes 2 tokens
  4. The Clone Saga — copies a spell
  5. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  6. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  7. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  8. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  9. Aether Barrier — makes a player sacrifice a permanent

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 6,953 cards in Captain N'ghathrod's colors can cause this (Captain N'ghathrod is one).

  1. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Captain N'ghathrod enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself

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