Xavier Sal, Infested Captain

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain

Legendary Creature — Human Fungus Pirate

Mana cost: {B}{G}{U}

How we read this card

Populate. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {T}, Remove a counter from another permanent you control —

activated {T}, Remove a counter from another permanent you control —

Proliferate. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {T}, Sacrifice another creature — proliferates

What we read on this card

Causes: remove a counter from a permanent, create a token, put a token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, proliferate.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, it exiles a Nightmare

you proliferate — 71 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

When Xavier Sal, Infested Captain proliferates:

  1. Scheming Aspirant — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  2. Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres — draws you 1 card
  3. Voidwing Hybrid — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Venser, Corpse Puppet — triggers

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

a Pirate deals combat damage — 137 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Ramirez DePietro, Pillager — When Xavier Sal, Infested Captain deals combat damage, Ramirez DePietro, Pillager exiles a card from a library

a Pirate enters the battlefield — 142 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

When Xavier Sal, Infested Captain enters:

  1. Forerunner of the Coalition — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Merchant Raiders — taps a creature

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,087 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,090 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain:

  1. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  2. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  3. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  4. Plumb the Forbidden — copies a spell
  5. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  7. Kingpin, Wilson Fisk — makes 2 tokens
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Ruthless Deathfang — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature

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

a creature in a graveyard — 1,788 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  5. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  6. Ruthless Technomancer — can bring back
  7. Forum Necroscribe — can bring back
  8. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring back
  9. The Deck of Many Things — can bring back
  10. Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette — can bring back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 1,788 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain:

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  2. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  3. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  4. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  5. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  6. Gate to the Afterlife — gains you 1 life
  7. Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner — makes a token
  8. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  9. Body Launderer — draws and discards
  10. Nightmare Shepherd — exiles it

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

a creature dies — 1,816 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  2. Quirion Beastcaller — When Quirion Beastcaller dies thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, it puts +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Meathook Massacre II — When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, Meathook Massacre II brings a card back
  4. Ashnod's Intervention — When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  5. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire brings a card back
  6. Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker — When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker brings a card back
  7. Dinosaur Egg — When Dinosaur Egg dies thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, it triggers
  8. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, it makes you lose life
  9. Cavalier of Thorns — When Cavalier of Thorns dies thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, it exiles itself
  10. Glissa's Retriever — When Glissa's Retriever dies thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, it exiles itself

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

a creature goes to a graveyard — 1,931 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain:

  1. Robot Domination — draws you 1 card
  2. Soulcipher Board // Cipherbound Spirit — triggers

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

anything is sacrificed — 2,107 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a token enters the battlefield — 1,894 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

When a permanent enters thanks to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain:

  1. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  2. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 2,571 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a card in a graveyard — 4,810 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Repentant Vampire — Xavier Sal, Infested Captain fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

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

a creature attacks — 9,732 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Xavier Sal, Infested Captain attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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

anything attacks — 9,732 cards in Xavier Sal's colors can cause this (Xavier Sal is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Xavier Sal, Infested Captain attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

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