Piru, the Volatile

Piru, the Volatile

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

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

How we read this card

Flying, lifelink
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Piru unless you pay {R}{W}{B}.

triggered —

When Piru dies, it deals 7 damage to each nonlegendary creature.

triggered — deals 7 damage

What we read on this card

Causes: sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

hits creature — 1,178 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

  1. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Piru, the Volatile onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Piru, the Volatile onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Piru, the Volatile onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast can put Piru, the Volatile onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Dreamshaper Shaman — Dreamshaper Shaman can put Piru, the Volatile onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Identity Echo — Identity Echo can put Piru, the Volatile onto the battlefield from your library

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

a Dragon creature in a graveyard — 12 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

  1. Rivaz of the Claw — When Piru, the Volatile is in the graveyard, Rivaz of the Claw can bring it back

a Dragon deals combat damage — 281 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

  1. Parapet Thrasher — When Piru, the Volatile deals combat damage, Parapet Thrasher triggers

a Dragon attacks — 281 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

When Piru, the Volatile attacks:

  1. Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
  2. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  3. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage

a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 289 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — When Piru, the Volatile enters, Lathliss, Dragon Queen makes a token

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 290 cards in Piru's colors can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Piru, the Volatile counters as it enters

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

a Dragon creature it boosts — 314 cards in Piru's colors can cause this.

  1. Crucible of Fire — Crucible of Fire gives Piru, the Volatile bigger stats

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

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 317 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

When Piru, the Volatile enters:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  4. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  5. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  6. Dragon's Hoard — puts a gold counter on itself
  7. Spit Flame — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Breaching Dragonstorm — triggers

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,240 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

When you sacrifice Piru, the Volatile:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,261 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

When you sacrifice Piru, the Volatile:

  1. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  2. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  4. Plumb the Forbidden — copies a spell
  5. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  7. Kingpin, Wilson Fisk — makes 2 tokens
  8. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

life is gained — 1,434 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

When Piru, the Volatile gains life:

  1. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  3. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  5. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  6. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  7. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel — surveils
  9. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers
  10. Amalia Benavides Aguirre — kills a creature

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,095 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

When Piru, the Volatile is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  3. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  4. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  5. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  6. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  7. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back
  8. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring it back
  9. Ruthless Technomancer — can bring it back
  10. Forum Necroscribe — can bring it back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,095 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

When Piru, the Volatile dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back

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

a creature attacks — 9,901 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Piru, the Volatile attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

a creature is dealt damage — 10,634 cards in Piru's colors can cause this (Piru is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Piru, the Volatile, Soul Link gains you that much life

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