Tellah, Great Sage

Tellah, Great Sage

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Mana cost: {3}{U}{R}

How we read this card

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Hero creature token. If four or more mana was spent to cast that spell, draw two cards. If eight or more mana was spent to cast that spell, sacrifice Tellah and it deals that much damage to each opponent.

triggered — makes a token

triggered — draws you 2 cards

triggered —

triggered — deals that much damage

What we read on this card

Causes: create a Hero creature token, put a Hero creature token onto the battlefield, draw a card, sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, an enchantment is cast, an instant is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a sorcery is cast.

Works well with

a Wizard creature dies — 36 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

  1. Expedition Diviner — When Tellah, Great Sage is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Expedition Diviner draws you 1 card

cast a battle — 41 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — When a Spider is cast thanks to Madame Web, Clairvoyant, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  2. The Key to the Vault — When The Key to the Vault is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  3. Jace, Architect of Thought — When Jace, Architect of Thought is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  4. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — When Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  5. Capricious Hellraiser — When an artifact is cast thanks to Capricious Hellraiser, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  6. Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders — When Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  7. Invasion of Kaladesh // Aetherwing, Golden-Scale Flagship — When Invasion of Kaladesh // Aetherwing, Golden-Scale Flagship is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  8. Reenact the Crime — When Reenact the Crime is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  9. Audacious Swap — When an artifact is cast thanks to Audacious Swap, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  10. Territorial Bruntar — When an artifact is cast thanks to Territorial Bruntar, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token

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

cast a planeswalker — 121 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Jaya, Venerated Firemage — When Jaya, Venerated Firemage is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  2. Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator — When Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  3. Jaya, Fiery Negotiator — When Jaya, Fiery Negotiator is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  4. Jeska, Thrice Reborn — When Jeska, Thrice Reborn is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  5. Ral, Crackling Wit — When Ral, Crackling Wit is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  6. Saheeli, Sublime Artificer — When Saheeli, Sublime Artificer is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  7. Chandra, Hope's Beacon — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  8. Ral, Storm Conduit — When Ral, Storm Conduit is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  9. Chandra, the Firebrand — When Chandra, the Firebrand is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  10. Daretti, Scrap Savant — When Daretti, Scrap Savant is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token

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

a Hero enters the battlefield — 135 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When a Hero enters thanks to Tellah, Great Sage:

  1. Hawkeye, Trick Shot — deals damage
  2. Team Transmitter — gains you 1 life

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 735 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Tellah, Great Sage enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

a Wizard creature it grants abilities to — 737 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Astrologian's Planisphere — Astrologian's Planisphere gives Tellah, Great Sage an extra ability

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

a Wizard creature it grants types to — 737 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Blue Mage's Cane — Blue Mage's Cane gives Tellah, Great Sage an extra creature type

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

provide a creature to sacrifice — 790 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Industrial Advancement — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  4. Proteus Staff — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  5. Synthetic Destiny — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  6. Divergent Transformations — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  7. Mass Polymorph — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Mass Polymorph
  8. Transmogrify — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Transmogrify
  9. Chaos Mutation — Tellah, Great Sage makes fodder for Chaos Mutation

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

a creature in a graveyard — 633 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When Tellah, Great Sage is in the graveyard:

  1. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  2. The Deck of Many Things — can bring it back
  3. Lazotep Quarry — can bring it back
  4. Portal to Phyrexia — can bring it back
  5. Sudden Insight — gets bigger
  6. Grimoire of the Dead — can bring it back
  7. Soul Separator — can bring it back
  8. Triassic Egg — can bring it back
  9. The Underworld Cookbook — can bring it back
  10. Random Encounter — can bring it back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 633 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When Tellah, Great Sage dies:

  1. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  2. Gate to the Afterlife — gains you 1 life
  3. Anax, Hardened in the Forge — makes a token
  4. Lightning Coils — puts a charge counter on itself
  5. Gnawing Crescendo — makes a token
  6. Mimic Vat — exiles it

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

a creature dies — 665 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When Tellah, Great Sage dies:

  1. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — brings a card back
  2. Resurrection Orb — brings a card back
  3. Abduction — brings a card back
  4. False Demise — brings a card back
  5. Fool's Demise — brings a card back
  6. Puppet Master — brings a card back
  7. Relic Vial — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  8. Galvanic Juggernaut — untaps itself
  9. Murder of Crows — draws you 1 card
  10. Selhoff Occultist — mills a card

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

a creature goes to a graveyard — 718 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When Tellah, Great Sage hits the graveyard:

  1. Profane Memento — gains you 1 life
  2. Soulcipher Board // Cipherbound Spirit — triggers

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 1,963 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When Tellah, Great Sage deals noncombat damage:

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

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

life is lost — 1,408 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When Tellah, Great Sage makes a player lose life:

  1. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  2. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  3. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  4. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  5. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  6. Starting Column — raises your speed
  7. Racers' Scoreboard — raises your speed
  8. Outpace Oblivion — raises your speed
  9. Kickoff Celebrations — raises your speed
  10. Goblin Surveyor — raises your speed

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

cast an enchantment — 1,304 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Era of Innovation — When Era of Innovation is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  2. Confusion in the Ranks — When Confusion in the Ranks is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  3. Candlekeep Sage — When Candlekeep Sage is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  4. Storm the Vault // Vault of Catlacan — When Storm the Vault // Vault of Catlacan is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  5. Gossip's Talent — When Gossip's Talent is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  6. Dragon Wings — When Dragon Wings is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  7. They Came from the Pipes — When They Came from the Pipes is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  8. Aether Flash — When Aether Flash is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  9. Dragon Tempest — When Dragon Tempest is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  10. Electropotence — When Electropotence is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token

1,294 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast an artifact — 2,772 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Relic Amulet — When Relic Amulet is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  2. Chimeric Egg — When Chimeric Egg is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  3. Tome of Legends — When Tome of Legends is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  4. Sword of Wealth and Power — When Sword of Wealth and Power is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When Cloudstone Curio is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  6. Lux Artillery — When Lux Artillery is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  7. Adaptive Omnitool — When Adaptive Omnitool is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  8. Contested Game Ball — When Contested Game Ball is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  9. Portcullis — When Portcullis is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  10. Angelheart Vial — When Angelheart Vial is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token

2,762 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,188 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When a Hero enters thanks to Tellah, Great Sage:

  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 — 1,189 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

  1. Idol of Oblivion — When Tellah, Great Sage makes a Hero token, Idol of Oblivion draws you 1 card

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

cast a sorcery — 1,415 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this.

  1. Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy — When an instant is cast thanks to Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  2. Myra the Magnificent — When an instant is cast thanks to Myra the Magnificent, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  3. Melek, Izzet Paragon — When an instant is cast thanks to Melek, Izzet Paragon, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  4. Renegade Bull — When an instant is cast thanks to Renegade Bull, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  5. Mission Briefing — When Mission Briefing is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  6. Sorcerous Squall — When Sorcerous Squall is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  7. Finale of Promise — When Finale of Promise is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  8. Flawless Forgery — When Flawless Forgery is cast, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token
  9. Spectral Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Spectral Arcanist, Tellah, Great Sage makes a token

1,406 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 1,924 cards in Tellah's colors can cause this (Tellah is one).

When Tellah, Great Sage makes a player draw a card:

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Chasm Skulker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself

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

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

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Tellah, Great Sage attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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