Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician

Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician

Legendary Creature — Goblin Advisor

Mana cost: {3}{R}

How we read this card

Whenever another Goblin you control becomes blocked, sacrifice it. If you do, it deals 4 damage to each creature blocking it.

triggered —

triggered — deals 4 damage

Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

activated Sacrifice two Mountains —

activated Sacrifice two Mountains — makes 2 tokens

What we read on this card

Causes: sacrifice a Goblin, a Goblin is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature deals noncombat damage, sacrifice a Mountain land, a Mountain land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a Goblin creature token, put a Goblin creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a Goblin becomes blocked, a Goblin to sacrifice, a Mountain to sacrifice.

Works well with

a Mountain is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 18 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

  1. Genju of the Spires — When a Mountain is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician, Genju of the Spires returns itself from the graveyard

a Goblin is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 53 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

When a Goblin is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician:

  1. Pashalik Mons — deals 1 damage
  2. Boggart Shenanigans — deals 1 damage
  3. Skirk Drill Sergeant — puts a Goblin onto the battlefield
  4. Rundvelt Hordemaster — exiles a card from your library

a Goblin attacks — 393 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

  1. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician attacks, General Kreat, the Boltbringer makes a token

a Goblin deals combat damage — 393 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

  1. Moria Marauder — When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician deals combat damage, Moria Marauder exiles a card from your library

a Goblin enters the battlefield — 423 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

When a Goblin enters thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician:

  1. Quest for the Goblin Lord — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Goblin Assassin — makes a player sacrifice a creature

a Goblin creature it boosts — 421 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this.

  1. Goblin Shrine — Goblin Shrine gives Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician bigger stats
  2. Goblin Caves — Goblin Caves gives Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician bigger stats

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

a land in a graveyard — 308 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician puts cards into the:

  1. Scaretiller — graveyard that Scaretiller can bring back
  2. Cavalier of Flame — graveyard, and Cavalier of Flame gets bigger
  3. Detritivore — graveyard, and Detritivore gets bigger
  4. Ore-Scale Guardian — graveyard, and Ore-Scale Guardian gets bigger
  5. Petrified Field — graveyard that Petrified Field can bring back
  6. Crucible of Worlds — graveyard that Crucible of Worlds can bring back

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

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 308 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

When a Goblin is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician:

  1. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  3. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage

a land goes to a graveyard — 317 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

  1. Countryside Crusher — When a Goblin hits the graveyard thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician, Countryside Crusher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

provide a creature to sacrifice — 482 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this.

  1. Industrial Advancement — Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  2. Divergent Transformations — Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  3. Transmogrify — Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician makes fodder for Transmogrify

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 1,797 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

a token is created — 757 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

  1. Idol of Oblivion — When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician makes a Goblin token, Idol of Oblivion draws you 1 card

a card in a graveyard — 1,770 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician:

  1. Thor, God of Thunder — puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  2. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  3. Pitchstone Wall — puts cards into the graveyard that Pitchstone Wall can bring back
  4. Barkform Harvester — puts cards into the graveyard that Barkform Harvester can bring back
  5. Cybernetic Specialist — puts cards into the graveyard that Cybernetic Specialist can bring back
  6. Reito Sentinel — puts cards into the graveyard that Reito Sentinel can bring back
  7. Chrome Companion — puts cards into the graveyard that Chrome Companion can bring back
  8. Capricious Hellraiser — fills your graveyard toward the 9 or more cards Capricious Hellraiser needs
  9. Yidaro, Wandering Monster — puts cards into the graveyard that Yidaro, Wandering Monster can bring back
  10. Tersa Lightshatter — puts cards into the graveyard that Tersa Lightshatter can bring back

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

a creature attacks — 3,451 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  4. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  5. Total War — kills a creature
  6. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 3,451 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician blocks:

  1. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

anything attacks — 3,451 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  3. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  4. War Effort — makes a token
  5. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  6. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  7. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  8. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,801 cards in Ib Halfheart's colors can cause this (Ib Halfheart is one).

  1. Enduring Courage — When a Goblin enters thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician, Enduring Courage gives +2/+0
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Goblin enters thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  3. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician enters, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a Goblin enters thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Goblin enters thanks to Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

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