Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms

Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms

Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}

How we read this card

Creatures you control that are enchanted or equipped have double strike.

static — makes your creatures bigger

At the beginning of each combat, you may attach target Aura or Equipment attached to a creature you control to target creature you control.

triggered —

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has vigilance.

static — gives +2/+0

static — grants a keyword

Whenever equipped creature dies, return it to its owner's hand.

triggered — brings a card back

Equip {1}{W}

What we read on this card

Causes: an Aura becomes attached, an Equipment becomes attached, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: the beginning of combat, a creature dies, a creature in a graveyard, a creature it boosts.

Works well with

an Equipment enters the battlefield — 455 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms enters:

  1. Puresteel Paladin — draws you 1 card
  2. Hammer of Nazahn — triggers
  3. Sigarda's Aid — triggers

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 213 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms leaves a graveyard:

  1. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token

anything leaves a graveyard — 506 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms leaves a graveyard:

  1. On Wings of Gold — makes a token
  2. Owlin Historian — gets +1/+1

put a creature into a graveyard — 496 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this.

  1. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back
  2. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back
  3. Wayward Angel — Wayward Angel puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back
  4. Spurnmage Advocate — Spurnmage Advocate puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back
  5. Kirtar's Wrath — Kirtar's Wrath puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back
  6. Relic Vial — Relic Vial puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back
  7. Kjeldoran Elite Guard — When Kjeldoran Elite Guard is in the graveyard, Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring it back
  8. Kjeldoran Guard — When Kjeldoran Guard is in the graveyard, Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring it back
  9. Elspeth, Storm Slayer — Elspeth, Storm Slayer puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back
  10. Basalt Golem — Basalt Golem puts cards into the graveyard that Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can bring back

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

a creature dies — 501 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this.

  1. Hornet Cannon — When an Insect dies thanks to Hornet Cannon, Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms brings a card back
  2. Amulet of Safekeeping — When a creature dies thanks to Amulet of Safekeeping, Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms brings a card back

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

an artifact is cast — 2,480 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms is cast:

  1. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  2. Myrsmith — makes a token
  3. Patchwork Automaton — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Golem Foundry — puts a charge counter on itself
  5. Golem's Heart — gains you 1 life
  6. Urza's Chalice — gains you 1 life
  7. Solar Array — grants sunburst
  8. Traxos, Scourge Eternal — untaps itself
  9. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  10. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 2,530 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 2,658 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms enters:

  1. Mandible Justiciar — gets +1/+1
  2. Arcbound Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Battered Golem — untaps itself
  4. Grinding Station — untaps itself
  5. Leonin Elder — gains you 1 life
  6. Ingenious Smith — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Phalanx Vanguard — gets +1/+0
  8. Thopter Architect — grants flying
  9. Serum Tank — puts a charge counter on itself
  10. Gonti's Aether Heart — puts 2 counters on a permanent

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

a creature attacks — 3,562 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms attacks:

  1. Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress — draws you 1 card
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Glory Bearers — gives +0/+1
  5. Ancestor Dragon — gains you life
  6. Thunder Lasso — taps a creature an opponent controls
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Super-Soldier Serum — triggers
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 3,562 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Apothecary White — makes a token
  4. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar — makes a token
  5. Dalkovan Encampment — makes 2 tokens
  6. Salvation Colossus — gives +2/+2
  7. Lionheart Glimmer — gives +1/+1
  8. Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior — grants double strike and first strike
  9. Guide of Souls — triggers
  10. Warren Warleader — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 3,562 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Noble Stand — gains you 2 life
  3. Battle Cry — gives +0/+1
  4. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 3,562 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms attacks:

  1. Basri Ket — makes a token
  2. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 4,091 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

  1. Aetherstorm Roc — When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms enters, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

anything enters the battlefield — 6,738 cards in Halvar's colors can cause this (Halvar is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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