Old Man Willow

Old Man Willow

Legendary Creature — Treefolk

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

How we read this card

Old Man Willow's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.

static — makes your creatures bigger

Whenever Old Man Willow attacks, you may sacrifice another creature or a token.

triggered —

When you do, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

triggered — shrinks a creature by -2/-2

What we read on this card

Causes: sacrifice a creature token, a creature token dies.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Old Man Willow, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token dies — 25 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Old Man Willow:

  1. Grismold, the Dreadsower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Joel, Resolute Survivor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a token is sacrificed — 32 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Old Man Willow:

  1. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. The Sackville-Bagginses — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 51 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang — When a creature dies thanks to Old Man Willow, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang exiles itself

a Treefolk attacks — 119 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Fangorn, Tree Shepherd — When Old Man Willow attacks, Fangorn, Tree Shepherd adds that much mana

a Treefolk creature enters the battlefield — 126 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Orchard Warden — When Old Man Willow enters, Orchard Warden gains you that creature's toughness life

a Treefolk enters the battlefield — 128 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Quickbeam, Upstart Ent — When Old Man Willow enters, Quickbeam, Upstart Ent gives +2/+2

a token leaves the battlefield — 63 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Nadier's Nightblade — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Old Man Willow, Nadier's Nightblade makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a creature is sacrificed — 902 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Old Man Willow:

  1. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  2. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  3. Plumb the Forbidden — copies a spell
  4. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  6. Kingpin, Wilson Fisk — makes 2 tokens
  7. Mortician Beetle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Prowling Geistcatcher — exiles it

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

a creature dies — 1,567 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Old Man Willow:

  1. Shriveling Rot — makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  2. Meathook Massacre II — brings a card back
  3. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  4. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — brings a card back
  5. Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker — brings a card back
  6. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — brings a card back
  7. The Cauldron of Eternity — brings a card back
  8. Undying Malice — brings a card back
  9. Feign Death — brings a card back
  10. Resurrection Orb — brings a card back

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

anything is sacrificed — 1,716 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Old Man Willow, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 1,787 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Old Man Willow:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Ninja Teen — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 2,539 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Long Feng, Grand Secretariat — When a creature dies thanks to Old Man Willow, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat puts a counter on a creature

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

anything attacks — 6,618 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When Old Man Willow 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. Hollowmurk Siege — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  6. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  7. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

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

a creature attacks — 6,618 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When Old Man Willow attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Fractal Harness — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  6. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  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

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

a creature blocks — 6,618 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When Old Man Willow blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature is cast — 6,648 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

When Old Man Willow is cast:

  1. Quirion Beastcaller — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Champions of the Perfect — draws you 1 card

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,436 cards in Old Man Willow's colors can cause this (Old Man Willow is one).

  1. Legolas Greenleaf — When Old Man Willow enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent

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