Hama, the Bloodbender
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Mana cost: {2}{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}
How we read this card
When Hama enters, target opponent mills three cards. Exile up to one noncreature, nonland card from that player's graveyard. For as long as you control Hama, you may cast the exiled card during your turn by waterbending {X} rather than paying its mana cost, where X is its mana value.
triggered — mills a card
triggered — hits a graveyard
triggered —
What we read on this card
Causes: mill a card, exile an artifact, exile a battle, exile an enchantment, exile an instant, exile a planeswalker, exile a sorcery, an artifact leaves a graveyard, a battle leaves a graveyard, an enchantment leaves a graveyard, an instant leaves a graveyard, a planeswalker leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, cast an artifact, cast a battle, cast an enchantment, cast an instant, cast a planeswalker, cast a sorcery.
Cares about: nothing.
Works well with
a battle is cast — 37 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Defiler of Flesh — When Hama, the Bloodbender is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
- Defiler of Dreams — When Hama, the Bloodbender is cast, Defiler of Dreams draws you 1 card
- Hermes, Overseer of Elpis — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Hermes, Overseer of Elpis makes a token
- The Fantasticar — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, The Fantasticar turns something into a creature
- Variable Chaser // Arc of Fortune — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Variable Chaser // Arc of Fortune gets +1/+1
- Shark Typhoon — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Shark Typhoon makes a token
- Lieutenant Commander Data — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Lieutenant Commander Data puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Drake Hatcher — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Drake Hatcher gets +1/+1
- Blood Funnel — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Blood Funnel sacrifices a creature
- The Vision — When an artifact is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, The Vision triggers
75 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an instant leaves a graveyard — 105 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
an artifact leaves a graveyard — 91 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Imotekh the Stormlord — When an artifact leaves a graveyard thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Imotekh the Stormlord makes 2 tokens
a nontoken artifact is exiled — 106 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
When an artifact is exiled thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender:
- Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
an artifact is exiled — 107 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a planeswalker is cast — 109 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Interplanar Beacon — When a planeswalker is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Interplanar Beacon gains you 1 life
85 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a card is milled — 507 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — When a permanent makes a player mill a card thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Lo and Li, Royal Advisors puts a counter on an Advisor
an enchantment is cast — 1,324 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Blightcaster — When an enchantment is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Blightcaster shrinks a creature by -2/-2
85 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a sorcery is cast — 1,480 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
- Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
- Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
- Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian surveils
- Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory makes a token
- Professor Onyx — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Professor Onyx makes each opponent lose 2 life
- Deekah, Fractal Theorist — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Deekah, Fractal Theorist makes a token
- Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Sedgemoor Witch — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Sedgemoor Witch makes a token
- Thunderclap Drake — When an instant is cast thanks to Hama, the Bloodbender, Thunderclap Drake sacrifices itself
139 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Human enters the battlefield — 1,281 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Captain of the Mists — When Hama, the Bloodbender enters, Captain of the Mists untaps itself
a card in a graveyard — 3,770 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Fire Nation Salvagers — Hama, the Bloodbender puts cards into the graveyard that Fire Nation Salvagers can bring back
- Heart-Shaped Herb — Hama, the Bloodbender puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
- Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Hama, the Bloodbender puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
- Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Hama, the Bloodbender would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
- Thieves' Guild Enforcer — Hama, the Bloodbender fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Thieves' Guild Enforcer needs
- Soaring Thought-Thief — Hama, the Bloodbender fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Soaring Thought-Thief needs
- Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae — Hama, the Bloodbender puts cards into the graveyard that Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae can bring back
- Reito Sentinel — Hama, the Bloodbender puts cards into the graveyard that Reito Sentinel can bring back
- Szarekh, the Silent King — Hama, the Bloodbender puts cards into the graveyard that Szarekh, the Silent King can bring back
- Merfolk Windrobber — Hama, the Bloodbender fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs
206 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature enters the battlefield — 6,953 cards in Hama's colors can cause this (Hama is one).
- Pollywog Prodigy — When Hama, the Bloodbender enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself
93 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.