Purphoros, God of the Forge

Purphoros, God of the Forge

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

Mana cost: {3}{R}

How we read this card

Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature.
Whenever another creature you control enters, Purphoros deals 2 damage to each opponent.

triggered — deals 2 damage

Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

activated {2}{R} — gives +1/+0

What we read on this card

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature enters the battlefield.

Works well with

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

When Purphoros, God of the Forge deals noncombat damage:

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

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

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

When Purphoros, God of the Forge makes a player lose life:

  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 Purphoros's colors can cause this (Purphoros is one).

  1. Defiler of Instinct — When Purphoros, God of the Forge is cast, Defiler of Instinct deals 1 damage

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

an enchantment it makes cheaper to cast — 574 cards in Purphoros's colors can cause this.

  1. Mana Matrix — Mana Matrix reduces what Purphoros, God of the Forge costs

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

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

When Purphoros, God of the Forge enters:

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

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

a creature is cast — 3,468 cards in Purphoros's colors can cause this (Purphoros is one).

When Purphoros, God of the Forge is cast:

  1. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  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. Sarkhan's Unsealing — deals 4 damage
  6. Rhonas's Monument — gives +2/+2
  7. Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano — it arrives with counters thanks to Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano
  8. Furious Assault — deals 1 damage
  9. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  10. Kefnet's Monument — triggers

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

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

When an opponent is dealt damage thanks to Purphoros, God of the Forge:

  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

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