Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep

Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep

Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric // Legendary Creature — Kraken Horror

Mana cost: {1}{U}{B}

How we read this card

Flying
When Runo enters, put up to one target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.

triggered — brings a card back

At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. You may reveal that card. If a creature card with mana value 6 or greater is revealed this way, transform Runo.

triggered —

Flying
Whenever Krothuss attacks, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of another target attacking creature. If that creature is a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent, create two of those tokens instead.

triggered — makes a token

triggered — makes 2 tokens

What we read on this card

Causes: a creature leaves a graveyard, transform anything, create a creature token, put a creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: an upkeep, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Vampire attacks — 291 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep attacks:

  1. Glass-Cast Heart — makes a token
  2. Sanctum Seeker — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a Vampire creature is cast — 291 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

  1. Bloodlord of Vaasgoth — When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep is cast, Bloodlord of Vaasgoth grants bloodthirst

a creature leaves a graveyard — 731 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep 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 — 1,215 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep 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. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  5. Teval's Judgment — triggers

provide a creature to sacrifice — 805 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

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

put a creature into a graveyard — 1,460 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this.

  1. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  2. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  3. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  4. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  5. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  6. Cryoshatter — Cryoshatter puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  7. Adric, Mathematical Genius — When Adric, Mathematical Genius is in the graveyard, Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring it back
  8. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  9. Cracked Skull — Cracked Skull puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back
  10. Sporogenic Infection — Sporogenic Infection puts cards into the graveyard that Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep can bring back

1,450 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,135 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep:

  1. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  2. Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

a token is created — 1,136 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep makes a creature token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a creature attacks — 6,258 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Teo, Spirited Glider — draws you 1 card
  5. Shadow Puppeteers — turns something into a creature
  6. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  7. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  8. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  9. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  10. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

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

anything attacks — 6,258 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep 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. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  5. Dimir Strandcatcher — surveils
  6. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  7. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Krydle of Baldur's Gate — triggers
  10. Alora, Merry Thief — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 6,258 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  4. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 6,258 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 6,287 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  4. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  5. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  6. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 6,953 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this (Runo Stromkirk is one).

  1. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Tenured Inkcaster — When Tenured Inkcaster enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again
  3. Clandestine Meddler — When Clandestine Meddler enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again
  4. Long River Lurker — When Long River Lurker enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again
  5. Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail — When Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again

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

anything enters the battlefield — 10,342 cards in Runo Stromkirk's colors can cause this.

  1. Mu Yanling, Wind Rider — When Mu Yanling, Wind Rider enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Evil Twin — When Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep enters because Evil Twin copies it, its ability triggers again
  3. Ultimecia, Temporal Threat — When Ultimecia, Temporal Threat enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again
  4. Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara — When Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again
  5. Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel — When Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel enters because Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep copies it, its ability triggers again

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