Gríma, Saruman's Footman

Gríma, Saruman's Footman

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

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

How we read this card

Gríma can't be blocked.

static — restricts what can block it

Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

triggered —

triggered —

What we read on this card

Causes: exile an instant, exile a sorcery, cast an instant, cast a sorcery.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a sorcery is cast — 1,480 cards in Gríma's colors can cause this (Gríma is one).

When an instant is cast thanks to Gríma, Saruman's Footman:

  1. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  2. Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands — taxes the table
  3. Geometric Nexus — puts that spell's mana value charge counters on itself
  4. Mage Hunter — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Curse of Echoes — copies a spell
  6. Hive Mind — copies a spell
  7. Pollywog Prodigy — draws you 1 card
  8. Chimeric Egg — puts a charge counter on itself
  9. Rod of Absorption — exiles it
  10. Eye of the Storm — exiles it

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

an instant is cast — 1,557 cards in Gríma's colors can cause this (Gríma is one).

  1. In the Eye of Chaos — When an instant is cast thanks to Gríma, Saruman's Footman, In the Eye of Chaos counters a spell

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,281 cards in Gríma's colors can cause this (Gríma is one).

  1. Captain of the Mists — When Gríma, Saruman's Footman enters, Captain of the Mists untaps itself

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

When Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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

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

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

When Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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

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

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

When Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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

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

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

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Gríma, Saruman's Footman deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

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

When Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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. Customs Depot — draws you 1 card
  6. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  7. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  8. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  9. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  10. Aether Barrier — makes a player sacrifice a permanent

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 6,508 cards in Gríma's colors can cause this (Gríma is one).

When Gríma, Saruman's Footman enters:

  1. Arni, Humble Scribe — untaps itself
  2. Minion Reflector — makes a token
  3. Overburden — triggers

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

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

When Gríma, Saruman's Footman enters:

  1. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  2. Ayara, First of Locthwain — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  4. Bloodline Pretender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Sage's Row Denizen — mills a card
  6. Snarling Gorehound — surveils
  7. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself
  8. Tainted Aether — makes a player sacrifice a creature or land
  9. Lethal Vapors — kills it
  10. Spreading Plague — kills a creature

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