Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

Mana cost: {1}{U}{R}

How we read this card

Dragon spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

static — costs 1 less

Whenever a Dragon you control enters, you may have Sarkhan become a copy of it until end of turn, except its name is Sarkhan, Soul Aflame and it's legendary in addition to its other types.

triggered — copies a permanent

triggered — changes what something is

What we read on this card

Causes: copy a Dragon.

Cares about: a Dragon enters the battlefield, a Dragon creature it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon artifact it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon enchantment it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon planeswalker it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon instant it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon sorcery it makes cheaper to cast, a Dragon battle it makes cheaper to cast.

Works well with

a Dragon creature it makes cheaper to cast — 287 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame reduces what:

  1. Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold — costs
  2. Traxos, Scourge Eternal — costs
  3. Bloodline Pretender — costs
  4. Traxos, Academy Guardian — costs

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

put a Dragon onto the battlefield — 293 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this.

  1. Terror of the Peaks — When Terror of the Peaks enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  2. Twinflame Tyrant — When Twinflame Tyrant enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  3. Vengeful Ancestor — When Vengeful Ancestor enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  4. Desert Were-Worm — When Desert Were-Worm enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  5. Feywild Visitor — When a Dragon enters thanks to Feywild Visitor, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  6. Manaform Hellkite — When a Dragon enters thanks to Manaform Hellkite, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  7. Eris, Roar of the Storm — When a Dragon enters thanks to Eris, Roar of the Storm, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  8. Sprite Dragon — When Sprite Dragon enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  9. Hraesvelgr of the First Brood — When Hraesvelgr of the First Brood enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent
  10. Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat — When Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat enters, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame copies a permanent

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

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 214 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,353 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame enters:

  1. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  2. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  3. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

a creature attacks — 6,189 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  4. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  8. Total War — kills a creature
  9. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers
  10. Norin the Wary — flickers itself

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

a creature blocks — 6,189 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  3. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  4. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  5. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  6. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

anything attacks — 6,189 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  3. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  4. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  5. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  6. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature is cast — 6,218 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is cast:

  1. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. The Clone Saga — copies a spell
  4. Customs Depot — draws you 1 card
  5. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Vanquisher's Banner — draws you 1 card
  7. Rhonas's Monument — gives +2/+2
  8. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  9. Aether Barrier — makes a player sacrifice a permanent
  10. Kefnet's Monument — triggers

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 6,294 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame enters:

  1. Arni, Humble Scribe — untaps itself
  2. Minion Reflector — makes a token
  3. Molten Echoes — makes a token
  4. Flameshadow Conjuring — makes a token
  5. Mirror March — flips a coin
  6. Overburden — triggers

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 6,749 cards in Sarkhan's colors can cause this (Sarkhan is one).

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Pollywog Prodigy — puts a counter on itself
  6. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library
  8. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself

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