Denethor, Ruling Steward

Denethor, Ruling Steward

Legendary Creature — Human Noble

Mana cost: {1}{W}{B}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

triggered — makes a token

Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

activated {2}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {2}, Sacrifice another creature — makes each opponent lose 1 life

activated {2}, Sacrifice another creature — gains you 1 life

activated {2}, Sacrifice another creature — drains each opponent

What we read on this card

Causes: create a Human creature token, create a Soldier creature token, put a Human creature token onto the battlefield, put a Soldier creature token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, make a player lose life, gain life.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Gollum, Patient Plotter — When Gollum, Patient Plotter leaves the battlefield thanks to Denethor, Ruling Steward, it has the Ring tempt you
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Denethor, Ruling Steward, it exiles a Nightmare

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 778 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When a Soldier enters thanks to Denethor, Ruling Steward, Veteran's Armaments triggers

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 899 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward:

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

a creature is sacrificed — 902 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward:

  1. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  2. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  3. Plumb the Forbidden — copies a spell
  4. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  6. Kingpin, Wilson Fisk — makes 2 tokens
  7. Mortician Beetle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  9. Prowling Geistcatcher — exiles it
  10. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — exiles a creature or artifact an opponent controls

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

life is gained — 1,347 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

When Denethor, Ruling Steward gains life:

  1. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  3. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  5. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  6. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  7. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel — surveils
  9. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers
  10. Amalia Benavides Aguirre — kills a creature

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

a creature in a graveyard — 1,669 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

Denethor, Ruling Steward puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  3. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  4. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  5. Ruthless Technomancer — can bring back
  6. Forum Necroscribe — can bring back
  7. The Deck of Many Things — can bring back
  8. Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette — can bring back
  9. Pulsemage Advocate — can bring back
  10. Sibsig Muckdraggers — can bring back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 1,669 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward:

  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. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  5. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  6. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  7. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  8. Gate to the Afterlife — gains you 1 life
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

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

a creature token enters the battlefield — 1,125 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

When a Human or Soldier enters thanks to Denethor, Ruling Steward:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 1,125 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Denethor, Ruling Steward makes a Human or Soldier token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a creature dies — 1,690 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Denethor, Ruling Steward, it makes a token
  6. Clavileño, First of the Blessed — When Clavileño, First of the Blessed dies thanks to Denethor, Ruling Steward, it draws you 1 card

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 2,225 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Denethor, Ruling Steward, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 2,565 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization — When Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization dies thanks to Denethor, Ruling Steward, it returns itself from the graveyard

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

a card in a graveyard — 3,405 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Repentant Vampire — Denethor, Ruling Steward fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

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

a creature attacks — 6,543 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Denethor, Ruling Steward attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

anything attacks — 6,543 cards in Denethor's colors can cause this (Denethor is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Denethor, Ruling Steward attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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