Zhao, Ruthless Admiral

Zhao, Ruthless Admiral

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Mana cost: {2}{B/R}{B/R}

How we read this card

Firebending 2
Whenever you sacrifice another permanent, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

triggered — gives +1/+0

What we read on this card

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: a permanent is sacrificed.

Works well with

sacrifice a permanent — 60 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this.

  1. Lich — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Lich, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  2. Stitcher's Graft — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Stitcher's Graft, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  3. Liliana, Dreadhorde General — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Liliana, Dreadhorde General, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  4. Rakdos Riteknife — When you sacrifice a creature to Rakdos Riteknife, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  5. Lich's Tomb — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Lich's Tomb, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  6. Nalfeshnee — When you sacrifice Nalfeshnee, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  7. Acidic Sliver — When you sacrifice Acidic Sliver, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  8. Mindlash Sliver — When you sacrifice Mindlash Sliver, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  9. Mindwhip Sliver — When you sacrifice Mindwhip Sliver, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0
  10. Fatal Grudge — When a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle is sacrificed thanks to Fatal Grudge, Zhao, Ruthless Admiral gives +1/+0

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

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 225 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral enters, Veteran's Armaments triggers

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,280 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral enters:

  1. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  2. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  5. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  6. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  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

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

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Ingris Stingerquill — deals 1 damage
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  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. Total War — kills a creature
  10. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 6,499 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 6,499 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 6,529 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  3. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  4. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Vanquisher's Banner — draws you 1 card
  6. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  7. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  8. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  9. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  10. Kefnet's Monument — triggers

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 6,736 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral enters:

  1. Minion Reflector — makes a token
  2. Molten Echoes — makes a token
  3. Flameshadow Conjuring — makes a token
  4. Mirror March — flips a coin

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,209 cards in Zhao's colors can cause this (Zhao is one).

When Zhao, Ruthless Admiral enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  4. Ayara, First of Locthwain — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  6. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — deals 1 damage
  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

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