Ghave, Guru of Spores

Ghave, Guru of Spores

Legendary Creature — Fungus Shaman

Mana cost: {2}{W}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Ghave enters with five +1/+1 counters on it.

static — arrives with counters

Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

activated {1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control —

activated {1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control — makes a token

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

activated {1}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {1}, Sacrifice a creature — puts a counter on it

What we read on this card

Causes: put a counter on anything, remove a counter from a creature, create a Saproling creature token, put a Saproling creature token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a counter on a creature.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Gollum, Patient Plotter — When Gollum, Patient Plotter leaves the battlefield thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it has the Ring tempt you
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it exiles a Nightmare

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 238 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Ghave, Guru of Spores enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,116 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores:

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

a creature is sacrificed — 1,120 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Dina, Essence Brewer — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Dina, Essence Brewer draws you 1 card
  2. Fleshtaker — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Fleshtaker gains you 1 life
  3. Smothering Abomination — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Smothering Abomination draws you 1 card
  4. Plumb the Forbidden — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Plumb the Forbidden copies a spell
  5. Zodiark, Umbral God — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Zodiark, Umbral God puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist makes a token
  7. Kingpin, Wilson Fisk — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Kingpin, Wilson Fisk makes 2 tokens
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Grist, the Hunger Tide kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Cabal Therapist triggers
  10. Daemogoth Woe-Eater — When Daemogoth Woe-Eater is sacrificed thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it draws and discards

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

a creature gets a counter — 1,837 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it makes a token
  2. Hollowmurk Siege — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  3. Earth Kingdom General — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  4. Generous Patron — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Generous Patron draws you 1 card
  5. Enduring Scalelord — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Bold Plagiarist — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Bold Plagiarist puts counters on a permanent
  7. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card
  8. Knight of Wundagore — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Knight of Wundagore puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Moss-Pit Skeleton — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Moss-Pit Skeleton returns itself from the graveyard

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

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,677 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — Ghave, Guru of Spores makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

1,676 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,000 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

Ghave, Guru of Spores puts cards into the graveyard that:

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

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,000 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores:

  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
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

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

a creature token enters the battlefield — 1,731 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

When a Saproling enters thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores:

  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 — 1,731 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Ghave, Guru of Spores makes a Saproling token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a creature dies — 2,023 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it gains you its power life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  6. Boss's Chauffeur — When Boss's Chauffeur dies thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it makes a token
  7. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it triggers

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 2,628 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghave, Guru of Spores, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 3,310 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization — When Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization dies thanks to Ghave, Guru of Spores, it returns itself from the graveyard

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

a creature attacks — 10,028 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Ghave, Guru of Spores attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

anything attacks — 10,028 cards in Ghave's colors can cause this (Ghave is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Ghave, Guru of Spores attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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