Mai, Scornful Striker

Mai, Scornful Striker

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

First strike
Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, they lose 2 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

What we read on this card

Causes: make a player lose life.

Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, an enchantment is cast, an instant is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a sorcery is cast.

Works well with

cast a battle — 15 cards in Mai's colors can cause this.

  1. Author of Shadows — When an artifact is cast thanks to Author of Shadows, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Tinybones, the Pickpocket — When an artifact is cast thanks to Tinybones, the Pickpocket, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Invasion of Ulgrotha // Grandmother Ravi Sengir — When Invasion of Ulgrotha // Grandmother Ravi Sengir is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch — When Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Treasure Keeper — When an artifact is cast thanks to Treasure Keeper, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Black Widow, Super Spy — When an artifact is cast thanks to Black Widow, Super Spy, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Bismuth Mindrender — When an artifact is cast thanks to Bismuth Mindrender, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Wondrous Crucible — When Wondrous Crucible is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead — When Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Ugin, Eye of the Storms — When Ugin, Eye of the Storms is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

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

an Ally enters the battlefield — 39 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker enters:

  1. Kalastria Healer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Nimana Sell-Sword — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Bojuka Brigand — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Hagra Diabolist — makes a player lose life
  5. Bala Ged Thief — triggers

cast a planeswalker — 45 cards in Mai's colors can cause this.

  1. Professor Onyx — When Professor Onyx is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted — When Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Liliana, Death's Majesty — When Liliana, Death's Majesty is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Liliana, the Necromancer — When Liliana, the Necromancer is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Liliana, Death Wielder — When Liliana, Death Wielder is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Tezzeret, Cruel Captain — When Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Liliana, Death Mage — When Liliana, Death Mage is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer — When Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Liliana Vess — When Liliana Vess is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

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

life is lost — 1,256 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose life:

  1. Hour of Victory — raises your speed
  2. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  3. Gas Guzzler — raises your speed
  4. Gastal Raider — raises your speed
  5. Risen Necroregent — raises your speed
  6. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  7. Starting Column — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  10. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent

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

cast an enchantment — 594 cards in Mai's colors can cause this.

  1. Carnival of Souls — When Carnival of Souls is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Jaws of Defeat — When Jaws of Defeat is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Dragon Shadow — When Dragon Shadow is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Death Match — When Death Match is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Necromantic Thirst — When Necromantic Thirst is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Ragged Veins — When Ragged Veins is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Curse of Shallow Graves — When Curse of Shallow Graves is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Larceny — When Larceny is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Ugin's Mastery — When Ugin's Mastery is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Coercive Impetus — When Coercive Impetus is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

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

cast an artifact — 2,470 cards in Mai's colors can cause this.

  1. Relic Amulet — When Relic Amulet is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Chimeric Egg — When Chimeric Egg is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  3. Tome of Legends — When Tome of Legends is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  4. Sword of Wealth and Power — When Sword of Wealth and Power is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When Cloudstone Curio is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  6. Contested Game Ball — When Contested Game Ball is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  7. Portcullis — When Portcullis is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  8. Symmetry Matrix — When Symmetry Matrix is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  9. Decoction Module — When Decoction Module is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  10. Sword of the Meek — When Sword of the Meek is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

2,460 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast a sorcery — 858 cards in Mai's colors can cause this.

  1. The Dawning Archaic — When an instant is cast thanks to The Dawning Archaic, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life
  2. Sins of the Past — When Sins of the Past is cast, Mai, Scornful Striker makes a player lose 2 life

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

a creature attacks — 3,478 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  5. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  6. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 3,478 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  5. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  6. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  7. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  8. Curse of Disturbance — makes a token
  9. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  10. Twins of Discord — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 3,478 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 3,478 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Mai, Scornful Striker deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 3,493 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Vanquisher's Banner — draws you 1 card
  5. Rhonas's Monument — gives +2/+2
  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

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 3,680 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

  1. Minion Reflector — When Mai, Scornful Striker enters, Minion Reflector makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,967 cards in Mai's colors can cause this (Mai is one).

When Mai, Scornful Striker enters:

  1. Ayara, First of Locthwain — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  3. Bloodline Pretender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Snarling Gorehound — surveils
  5. Soultether Golem — puts a time counter on itself
  6. Poisonbelly Ogre — makes a player lose 1 life
  7. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself
  8. Tainted Aether — makes a player sacrifice a creature or land
  9. Lethal Vapors — kills it
  10. Spreading Plague — kills a creature

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