Passionate Archaeologist

Passionate Archaeologist

Legendary Enchantment — Background

Mana cost: {1}{R}

How we read this card

Commander creatures you own have that ability

static — grants a keyword

Whenever you cast a spell from exile, this creature deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to target opponent.

triggered — deals that spell's mana value damage

What we read on this card

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a spell is cast, a creature it grants abilities to.

Works well with

anything deals noncombat damage — 1,797 cards in Passionate Archaeologist's colors can cause this (Passionate Archaeologist is one).

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Quest for Pure Flame puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Fear of Burning Alive deals that amount damage
  3. Chandra's Incinerator — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Chandra's Incinerator deals that much damage
  4. Chandra's Pyreling — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Chandra's Pyreling gets +1/+0
  5. Talon of Pain — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Talon of Pain puts a charge counter on itself
  6. Asgardian Inspiration — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Asgardian Inspiration returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Thor, Guardian of Midgard exiles a card from your library
  8. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — When a creature deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze exiles a card from your library
  9. Syr Carah, the Bold — When Syr Carah, the Bold deals noncombat damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist, it exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 1,257 cards in Passionate Archaeologist's colors can cause this (Passionate Archaeologist is one).

When a creature makes a player lose life thanks to Passionate Archaeologist:

  1. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  2. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  3. Starting Column — raises your speed
  4. Racers' Scoreboard — raises your speed
  5. Outpace Oblivion — raises your speed
  6. Kickoff Celebrations — raises your speed
  7. Goblin Surveyor — raises your speed
  8. Mindcrank — mills a card
  9. Burnout Bashtronaut — raises your speed
  10. Endrider Catalyzer — raises your speed

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

an enchantment is cast — 574 cards in Passionate Archaeologist's colors can cause this (Passionate Archaeologist is one).

When Passionate Archaeologist is cast:

  1. Soul-Scar Mage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  3. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  4. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  5. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  6. Vindictive Flamestoker — puts a oil counter on itself
  7. Heartfire Immolator — gets +1/+1
  8. Blazing Bomb — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. The Fantasticar — turns something into a creature
  10. Artist's Talent — draws and discards

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

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 574 cards in Passionate Archaeologist's colors can cause this (Passionate Archaeologist is one).

When Passionate Archaeologist enters:

  1. Forgeborn Oreads — deals 1 damage
  2. Infernal Phantom — gets +2/+0
  3. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

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

anything is dealt damage — 4,589 cards in Passionate Archaeologist's colors can cause this (Passionate Archaeologist is one).

When an opponent is dealt damage thanks to Passionate Archaeologist:

  1. War Elemental — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  2. Chandra's Spitfire — gets +3/+0
  3. Wildfire Elemental — gives +1/+0
  4. Master of Barbs — gives +1/+0

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