Gowron, Eager for Battle

Gowron, Eager for Battle

Legendary Creature — Klingon Warrior

Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026

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

How we read this card

Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Gowron.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Gowron gains trample until end of turn. If you sacrificed a Klingon this way, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

activated Sacrifice another creature —

activated Sacrifice another creature — grants a keyword

activated Sacrifice another creature — draws you 1 card

activated Sacrifice another creature —

What we read on this card

Causes: put a counter on anything, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, draw a card, make a player lose life.

Cares about: a creature dies, a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Gowron, Eager for Battle, it exiles a Nightmare

a Warrior deals combat damage — 592 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

  1. Raiders' Spoils — When Gowron, Eager for Battle deals combat damage, Raiders' Spoils makes you lose life

a Warrior it applies speed increase to — 597 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this.

  1. Rushblade Commander — Rushblade Commander gives Gowron, Eager for Battle haste

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

a Warrior creature enters the battlefield — 612 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

  1. Obsidian Battle-Axe — When Gowron, Eager for Battle enters, Obsidian Battle-Axe triggers

a Warrior enters the battlefield — 614 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

  1. Thrasher Brute — When Gowron, Eager for Battle enters, Thrasher Brute makes each opponent lose 1 life

a Warrior creature it grants types to — 611 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this.

  1. Warrior's Sword — Warrior's Sword gives Gowron, Eager for Battle an extra creature type

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,016 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle:

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

a creature is sacrificed — 1,034 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle:

  1. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  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. Forge Boss — deals 2 damage
  8. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  9. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library
  10. Prowling Geistcatcher — exiles it

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

a creature gets a counter — 836 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

When Gowron, Eager for Battle gets a counter:

  1. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  2. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate — puts a counter on a permanent

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

a creature in a graveyard — 1,635 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

Gowron, Eager for Battle puts cards into the:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
  3. Sword of Light and Shadow — graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow can bring back
  4. Necromantic Thirst — graveyard that Necromantic Thirst can bring back
  5. Ruthless Technomancer — graveyard that Ruthless Technomancer can bring back
  6. Forum Necroscribe — graveyard that Forum Necroscribe can bring back
  7. The Deck of Many Things — graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
  8. Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette — graveyard that Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette can bring back
  9. Sibsig Muckdraggers — graveyard that Sibsig Muckdraggers can bring back
  10. The Cauldron of Eternity — graveyard, and The Cauldron of Eternity gets bigger

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

a nontoken creature dies — 1,635 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle:

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  2. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  3. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  4. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  5. Gate to the Afterlife — gains you 1 life
  6. Anax, Hardened in the Forge — makes a token
  7. Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner — makes a token
  8. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  9. Body Launderer — draws and discards
  10. Nightmare Shepherd — exiles it

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

a creature dies — 1,676 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this.

  1. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  2. Meathook Massacre II — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Meathook Massacre II brings a card back
  3. Ashnod's Intervention — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  4. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire brings a card back
  5. Ares, God of War — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Ares, God of War brings a card back
  6. Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker brings a card back
  7. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho brings a card back
  8. Undying Malice — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Undying Malice brings a card back
  9. Fire Navy Trebuchet — When a Construct dies thanks to Fire Navy Trebuchet, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. War Effort — When a Warrior dies thanks to War Effort, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  11. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker — When a creature dies thanks to Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  12. Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink — When a creature dies thanks to Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  13. The Fire Crystal — When a creature dies thanks to The Fire Crystal, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  14. Ghoulish Procession — When a Zombie dies thanks to Ghoulish Procession, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  15. Curse of the Restless Dead — When a Zombie dies thanks to Curse of the Restless Dead, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  16. Mordor Trebuchet — When a Construct dies thanks to Mordor Trebuchet, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  17. Lagomos, Hand of Hatred — When an Elemental dies thanks to Lagomos, Hand of Hatred, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  18. Kavaron Harrier — When a Robot dies thanks to Kavaron Harrier, Gowron, Eager for Battle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  19. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Gowron, Eager for Battle, it makes you lose life
  20. Treacherous Werewolf — When Treacherous Werewolf dies thanks to Gowron, Eager for Battle, it makes you lose life

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

a creature goes to a graveyard — 1,722 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

  1. Robot Domination — When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Robot Domination draws you 1 card

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

life is lost — 2,457 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

When Gowron, Eager for Battle makes a player lose life:

  1. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  2. Intermediate Chirography — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  4. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  5. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 1,966 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Gowron, Eager for Battle, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a card in a graveyard — 3,858 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

  1. Repentant Vampire — Gowron, Eager for Battle fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

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

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Gowron, Eager for Battle attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in Gowron's colors can cause this (Gowron is one).

When Gowron, Eager for Battle attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage

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