Magar of the Magic Strings

Magar of the Magic Strings

Legendary Creature — Minotaur Performer

Mana cost: {1}{B}{R}

How we read this card

Note the name of target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard and put it onto the battlefield face down. It's a 3/3 creature with that ability and "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else."

activated {1}{B}{R} — brings a card back

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may create a copy of the card with the noted name. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost

triggered — makes a token

triggered —

What we read on this card

Causes: put an instant onto the battlefield, put a sorcery onto the battlefield, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, create a token, put a token onto the battlefield, cast anything.

Cares about: an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.

Works well with

put an instant into a graveyard — 2 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this.

  1. Makeshift Mannequin — When Makeshift Mannequin is in the graveyard, Magar of the Magic Strings can bring it back
  2. Supper for Spiders — When Supper for Spiders is in the graveyard, Magar of the Magic Strings can bring it back

a Minotaur attacks — 112 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

  1. Kragma Warcaller — When Magar of the Magic Strings attacks, Kragma Warcaller gives +2/+0

a nontoken Minotaur enters the battlefield — 115 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

  1. Sethron, Hurloon General — When Magar of the Magic Strings enters, Sethron, Hurloon General makes a token

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,168 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When an instant or sorcery leaves a graveyard thanks to Magar of the Magic Strings:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  5. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  6. Spirit of Resilience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Fuming Effigy — deals 1 damage
  8. Advanced Reconstruction — deals 2 damage
  9. Teval's Judgment — triggers

a token is created — 1,303 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When Magar of the Magic Strings makes a token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When Magar of the Magic Strings attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  5. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  6. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When Magar of the Magic Strings attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Ingris Stingerquill — deals 1 damage
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Total War — kills a creature
  10. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 6,499 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When Magar of the Magic Strings blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 6,499 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Magar of the Magic Strings deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 6,529 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When Magar of the Magic Strings is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  3. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  4. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Vanquisher's Banner — 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. Kefnet's Monument — triggers

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 6,736 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When Magar of the Magic Strings enters:

  1. Minion Reflector — makes a token
  2. Molten Echoes — makes a token
  3. Flameshadow Conjuring — makes a token
  4. Mirror March — flips a coin

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,209 cards in Magar of the Magic Strings's colors can cause this (Magar of the Magic Strings is one).

When Magar of the Magic Strings enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  4. Ayara, First of Locthwain — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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