Orcus, Prince of Undeath

Orcus, Prince of Undeath

Legendary Creature — Demon

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

How we read this card

Flying, trample
When Orcus enters, choose one —

triggered —

Each other creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You lose X life.

triggered — shrinks a creature by -X/-X

triggered —

Return up to X target creature cards with total mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. They gain haste until end of turn.

triggered — brings a card back

triggered — grants haste

What we read on this card

Causes: you face a dilemma, a creature dies, make a player lose life, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

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

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it exiles a Nightmare

a Demon enters the battlefield — 215 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

  1. Blood Speaker — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters, Blood Speaker returns itself from the graveyard

you face a dilemma — 279 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

When Orcus, Prince of Undeath poses a dilemma:

  1. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  2. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a creature leaves a graveyard — 732 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

When Orcus, Prince of Undeath leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  4. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  5. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  6. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0
  8. Soul Enervation — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,168 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

When Orcus, Prince of Undeath leaves a graveyard:

  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 creature in a graveyard — 1,635 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this.

  1. Liliana the Repentant — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
  3. Sword of Light and Shadow — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow can bring back
  4. Necromantic Thirst — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Necromantic Thirst can bring back
  5. Ruthless Technomancer — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Ruthless Technomancer can bring back
  6. Forum Necroscribe — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Forum Necroscribe can bring back
  7. The Deck of Many Things — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
  8. Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette can bring back
  9. Sibsig Muckdraggers — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard that Sibsig Muckdraggers can bring back
  10. The Cauldron of Eternity — Orcus, Prince of Undeath puts cards into the graveyard, and The Cauldron of Eternity gets bigger
  11. Rankle and Torbran — Rankle and Torbran puts cards into the graveyard that Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring back
  12. War Elemental — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring it back
  13. Ayara, First of Locthwain — Ayara, First of Locthwain puts cards into the graveyard that Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring back
  14. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring it back
  15. Flame-Kin War Scout — When Flame-Kin War Scout is in the graveyard, Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring it back
  16. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring back
  17. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring back
  18. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring back
  19. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring back
  20. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Orcus, Prince of Undeath can bring back

1,204 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 1,635 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath:

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  2. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  3. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  4. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  5. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  6. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  7. Gate to the Afterlife — gains you 1 life
  8. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  9. Body Launderer — draws and discards
  10. Nightmare Shepherd — exiles it

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

a creature dies — 1,676 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

  1. Shriveling Rot — When a creature dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  2. Meathook Massacre II — When a creature dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, Meathook Massacre II brings a card back
  3. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  4. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — When a creature dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire brings a card back
  5. Lim-Dûl the Necromancer — When a creature dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, Lim-Dûl the Necromancer brings a card back
  6. Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker — When a creature dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker brings a card back
  7. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it makes you lose life

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 1,966 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a card in a graveyard — 3,858 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

  1. Repentant Vampire — Orcus, Prince of Undeath fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

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

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this (Orcus is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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

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

  1. Technomancer — When Technomancer enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it mills a card
  2. Moriok Scavenger — When Moriok Scavenger enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it brings a card back
  3. Corpse Cur — When Corpse Cur enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it brings a card back
  4. Puppeteer Clique — When Puppeteer Clique enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it brings a card back
  5. Crypt Angel — When Crypt Angel enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it brings a card back
  6. Enslaved Horror — When Enslaved Horror enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it brings a card back

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

anything enters the battlefield — 10,466 cards in Orcus's colors can cause this.

  1. Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest — When Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it brings a card back
  2. Garna, the Bloodflame — When Garna, the Bloodflame enters thanks to Orcus, Prince of Undeath, it brings a card back
  3. Geth, Thane of Contracts — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters thanks to Geth, Thane of Contracts, it triggers
  4. Portal to Phyrexia — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters thanks to Portal to Phyrexia, it triggers
  5. Betrayal of Flesh — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters thanks to Betrayal of Flesh, it triggers
  6. Live or Die — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters thanks to Live or Die, it triggers
  7. Finale of Eternity — When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters thanks to Finale of Eternity, it triggers

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