Maarika, Brutal Gladiator

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

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

How we read this card

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator must be blocked if able.
As long as it's your turn, Maarika has indestructible.

static — grants a keyword

Whenever Maarika deals damage to a creature, if that creature was dealt excess damage this turn, that creature's controller sacrifices a noncreature, nonland permanent.

triggered —

What we read on this card

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a battle, sacrifice an enchantment, sacrifice a planeswalker, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, it exiles an enchantment

a battle in a graveyard — 84 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the:

  1. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  2. Loamcrafter Faun — graveyard that Loamcrafter Faun can bring back
  3. Pull Through the Weft — graveyard that Pull Through the Weft can bring back
  4. Conduit of Worlds — graveyard that Conduit of Worlds can bring back
  5. Squirming Emergence — graveyard that Squirming Emergence can bring back
  6. Embodiment of Agonies — graveyard, and Embodiment of Agonies gets bigger
  7. Retrieve — graveyard that Retrieve can bring back
  8. Summon: Esper Ramuh — graveyard, and Summon: Esper Ramuh gets bigger
  9. Exploration Broodship — graveyard that Exploration Broodship can bring back
  10. Rise from the Nether — graveyard, and Rise from the Nether gets bigger

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 167 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Aid the Fallen — can bring back
  2. Confront the Past — can bring back

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

a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 167 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Carth the Lion searches a library

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

an artifact is sacrificed — 603 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, it searches a library
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  5. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  6. Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an enchantment in a graveyard — 540 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the:

  1. Season of Renewal — graveyard that Season of Renewal can bring back
  2. Reviving Melody — graveyard that Reviving Melody can bring back
  3. Runaway Trash-Bot — graveyard, and Runaway Trash-Bot gets bigger
  4. Crystal Chimes — graveyard that Crystal Chimes can bring back
  5. Dowsing Shaman — graveyard that Dowsing Shaman can bring back
  6. Skull of Orm — graveyard that Skull of Orm can bring back
  7. Rofellos's Gift — graveyard that Rofellos's Gift can bring back

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 543 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Warehouse Tabby — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Warehouse Tabby makes a token
  2. Ashiok's Reaper — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Ashiok's Reaper draws you 1 card
  3. Wicked Visitor — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Wicked Visitor makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Scrapheap — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator, Scrapheap gains you 1 life

an artifact in a graveyard — 951 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Trading Post — can bring back
  2. Goblin Engineer — can bring back
  3. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — can bring back
  4. Scrap Welder — can bring back
  5. Kami of Industry — can bring back
  6. Trash for Treasure — can bring back
  7. Daretti, Scrap Savant — can bring back
  8. Glissa, the Traitor — can bring back
  9. Salvaging Station — can bring back
  10. Fortuitous Find — can bring back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 951 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 963 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

When an artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle hits the graveyard thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 972 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator:

  1. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  2. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  4. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  6. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  7. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  8. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  9. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Moriok Rigger — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a Warrior deals combat damage — 956 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Raiders' Spoils — When Maarika, Brutal Gladiator deals combat damage, Raiders' Spoils makes you lose life

a creature enters the battlefield — 11,060 cards in Maarika's colors can cause this (Maarika is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When Maarika, Brutal Gladiator enters, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

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