Unctus, Grand Metatect

Unctus, Grand Metatect

Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken

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

How we read this card

Other blue creatures you control have that ability

static — grants a keyword

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, draw a card, then discard a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered —

Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

static — gives +1/+1

Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue artifact in addition to its other colors and types. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {U/P} — turns something into a creature

What we read on this card

Causes: draw a card, discard a card.

Cares about: a creature becomes tapped, a creature it grants abilities to, a creature it boosts, an artifact it boosts.

Works well with

tap a creature — 258 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this.

  1. Cryotheory Adept — When Cryotheory Adept becomes tapped, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  2. Ty Lee, Chi Blocker — When Ty Lee, Chi Blocker becomes tapped, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  3. Will of the Naga — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Will of the Naga, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  4. Nyssa of Traken — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  5. Fear of Sleep Paralysis — When Fear of Sleep Paralysis becomes tapped, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  6. Tolarian Kraken — When Tolarian Kraken becomes tapped, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  7. Vedalken Certarch — When Vedalken Certarch becomes tapped, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  8. Braided Net // Braided Quipu — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Braided Net // Braided Quipu, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  9. Faces of the Past — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Faces of the Past, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  10. Rooftop Nuisance — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Rooftop Nuisance, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card

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

an artifact deals combat damage — 791 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

When Unctus, Grand Metatect deals combat damage:

  1. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  2. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  3. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 791 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Unctus, Grand Metatect deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

a card is discarded — 493 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

When Unctus, Grand Metatect makes a player discard a card:

  1. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  2. Scrounging Skyray — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Curator of Mysteries — scries
  4. All-Seeing Arbiter — shrinks a creature
  5. Drake Haven — makes a token
  6. Hekma Sentinels — gets +1/+1
  7. Cunning Survivor — gets +1/+0
  8. Zenith Seeker — grants flying
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Bag of Holding — exiles it

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

an artifact is cast — 2,506 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

When Unctus, Grand Metatect is cast:

  1. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  2. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  3. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  4. Patchwork Automaton — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Iron Man, Bleeding Edge — copies a spell
  6. Golem Foundry — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Efficient Construction — makes a token
  8. Vedalken Archmage — draws you 1 card
  9. Mirran Spy — untaps a permanent
  10. Forensic Gadgeteer — triggers

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 2,517 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

When Unctus, Grand Metatect enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  3. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  4. Mirrorworks — makes a token

a card is drawn — 1,454 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

When Unctus, Grand Metatect makes a player draw a card:

  1. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  2. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  3. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  4. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Lyla, Holographic Assistant — puts a counter on a creature
  7. Data, New Life — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Chasm Skulker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Nadir Kraken — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — puts a loyalty counter on itself

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

an artifact enters the battlefield — 2,644 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

When Unctus, Grand Metatect enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  3. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  4. Skyswimmer Koi — draws you 1 card
  5. Kappa Cannoneer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Simulacrum Synthesizer — makes a token
  7. Arcbound Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Battered Golem — untaps itself
  9. Grinding Station — untaps itself
  10. Lumengrid Sentinel — taps a permanent

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

a card in a graveyard — 1,684 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

Unctus, Grand Metatect:

  1. Vessel of Endless Rest — puts cards into the graveyard that Vessel of Endless Rest can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  3. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  4. Mindwhisker — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Mindwhisker needs
  5. Barkform Harvester — puts cards into the graveyard that Barkform Harvester can bring back
  6. Cybernetic Specialist — puts cards into the graveyard that Cybernetic Specialist can bring back
  7. Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae — puts cards into the graveyard that Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae can bring back
  8. Reito Sentinel — puts cards into the graveyard that Reito Sentinel can bring back
  9. Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets needs
  10. Vantress Gargoyle — fills a graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Vantress Gargoyle needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 1,684 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Unctus, Grand Metatect, Quest for Ancient Secrets puts a quest counter on itself

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,581 cards in Unctus's colors can cause this (Unctus is one).

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — When Unctus, Grand Metatect enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself

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