Squall, Gunblade Duelist

Squall, Gunblade Duelist

Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary

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

How we read this card

First strike
As Squall enters, choose a number.
Whenever one or more creatures attack one of your opponents, if any of those creatures have power or toughness equal to the chosen number, Squall deals damage equal to its power to defending player.

triggered — deals its power damage

What we read on this card

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything deals noncombat damage — 2,411 cards in Squall's colors can cause this (Squall is one).

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist 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

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

life is lost — 2,689 cards in Squall's colors can cause this (Squall is one).

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  4. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  5. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  6. Hour of Victory — raises your speed
  7. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  8. Gas Guzzler — raises your speed
  9. Gastal Raider — raises your speed
  10. Risen Necroregent — raises your speed

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 2,784 cards in Squall's colors can cause this (Squall is one).

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  5. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  6. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  7. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage
  8. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

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

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  4. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  5. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph — triggers
  10. Total War — kills a creature

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

anything attacks — 9,901 cards in Squall's colors can cause this (Squall is one).

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  7. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura
  8. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  9. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  10. Cool but Rude — draws and discards

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

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

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  4. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

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

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 11,072 cards in Squall's colors can cause this (Squall is one).

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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

anything enters the battlefield — 15,360 cards in Squall's colors can cause this (Squall is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Squall, Gunblade Duelist enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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