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Rowan, Scion of War

Rowan, Scion of War - Built around Exsanguinate, K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth and Wall of Blood

Rowan, Scion of War · BR · 100 cards · 36 lands

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Rowan, Scion of War
Rowan, Scion of War
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Menace {T}: Spells you cast this turn that are black and/or red cost {X} less to cast, where X is the amount of life you lost this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
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Creatures (41)

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror Minion
$1.12
({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.) Lifelink For each {B} in a cost, you may pay 2 life rather than pay that mana. Whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on K'rrik.
Treasonous Ogre
Treasonous Ogre
Creature — Ogre Shaman
$21.85
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.) Pay 3 life: Add {R}.
Wall of Blood
Wall of Blood
Creature — Wall
$2.22
Defender (This creature can't attack.) Pay 1 life: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Blood Celebrant
Blood Celebrant
Creature — Human Cleric
$0.56
{B}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.
Souldrinker
Souldrinker
Creature — Spirit
$0.13
Pay 3 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Deepwood Ghoul
Deepwood Ghoul
Creature — Zombie
$0.06
Pay 2 life: Regenerate this creature.
Arco-Flagellant
Arco-Flagellant
Creature — Human
$0.31
Squad {2} (As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay {2} any number of times. When this creature enters, create that many tokens that are copies of it.) This creature can't block. Endurant — Pay 3 life: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
Mischievous Poltergeist
Mischievous Poltergeist
Creature — Spirit
$0.17
Flying Pay 1 life: Regenerate this creature.
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Legendary Creature — Demon
$9.77
Flying {B}, Pay 2 life: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Whenever you lose life, draw that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Dark Confidant
Dark Confidant
Creature — Human Wizard
$3.55
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Creature — Dwarf Shaman
$1.7
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control. Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Creature — Zombie
$0.62
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Hexing Squelcher
Hexing Squelcher
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer
$19.24
This spell can't be countered. Ward—Pay 2 life. Spells you control can't be countered. Other creatures you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life."
Doom Whisperer
Doom Whisperer
Creature — Nightmare Demon
$5.93
Flying, trample Pay 2 life: Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Immolating Souleater
Immolating Souleater
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dog
$0.11
{R/P}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ({R/P} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.)
Simian Spirit Guide
Simian Spirit Guide
Creature — Ape Spirit
$3.2
Exile this card from your hand: Add {R}.
Darkstar Augur
Darkstar Augur
Creature — Bat Warlock
$0.73
Offspring {B} (You may pay an additional {B} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.) Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
$0.35
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, choose one — • That spell gains deathtouch and lifelink. • Create a 2/2 red Imp creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 2 damage to each opponent."
Dualcaster Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
$3.56
Flash When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Heartless Hidetsugu
Heartless Hidetsugu
Legendary Creature — Ogre Shaman
$2.78
{T}: Heartless Hidetsugu deals damage to each player equal to half that player's life total, rounded down.
Myr Convert
Myr Convert
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Myr
$0.24
Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) {T}, Pay 2 life: Add one mana of any color.
Keen Duelist
Keen Duelist
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.34
At the beginning of your upkeep, you and target opponent each reveal the top card of your library. You each lose life equal to the mana value of the card revealed by the other player. You each put the card you revealed into your hand.
Stormfist Crusader
Stormfist Crusader
Creature — Human Knight
$0.38
Menace At the beginning of your upkeep, each player draws a card and loses 1 life.
Priest of Gix
Priest of Gix
Creature — Phyrexian Human Cleric Minion
$0.36
When this creature enters, add {B}{B}{B}.
Priest of Urabrask
Priest of Urabrask
Creature — Phyrexian Human Cleric
$0.93
When this creature enters, add {R}{R}{R}.
Defiler of Flesh
Defiler of Flesh
Creature — Phyrexian Horror
$0.41
Menace As an additional cost to cast black permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {B} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of black mana you pay. Whenever you cast a black permanent spell, target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains menace until end of turn.
Imperial Recruiter
Imperial Recruiter
Creature — Human Advisor
$12.32
When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Defiler of Instinct
Defiler of Instinct
Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
$0.41
First strike As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {R} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of red mana you pay. Whenever you cast a red permanent spell, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Shard of the Nightbringer
Shard of the Nightbringer
Creature — C'tan
$4.51
Flying Drain Life — When this creature enters, if you cast it, target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Tavern Swindler
Tavern Swindler
Creature — Human Rogue
$0.07
{T}, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.
Hoarding Broodlord
Hoarding Broodlord
Creature — Dragon
$5.13
Convoke Flying When this creature enters, search your library for a card, exile it face down, then shuffle. For as long as that card remains exiled, you may play it. Spells you cast from exile have convoke.
Street Wraith
Street Wraith
Creature — Wraith
$0.19
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) Cycling—Pay 2 life. (Pay 2 life, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Shivan Devastator
Shivan Devastator
Creature — Dragon Hydra
$0.84
Flying, haste This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Blood Pet
Blood Pet
Creature — Thrull
$0.61
Sacrifice this creature: Add {B}.
M.O.D.O.K.
M.O.D.O.K.
Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain
$3.77
Flying, lifelink Mental Organism — Pay 3 life: M.O.D.O.K. connives. Activate only during your turn. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Designed Only for Killing — Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1.
Skirk Prospector
Skirk Prospector
Creature — Goblin
$0.33
Sacrifice a Goblin: Add {R}.
Greven, Predator Captain
Greven, Predator Captain
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Warrior
Menace Greven gets +X/+0, where X is the amount of life you've lost this turn. Whenever Greven attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, you draw cards equal to that creature's power and you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
Legendary Creature — Demon
$0.3
Flying, trample When Orcus enters, choose one — • Each other creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You lose X life. • Return up to X target creature cards with total mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. They gain haste until end of turn.
Exocrine
Exocrine
Creature — Tyranid
$1.4
Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Bio-plasmic Barrage — When this creature enters, it deals X damage to each player and each other creature.
Noxious Gearhulk
Noxious Gearhulk
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.45
Menace When this creature enters, you may destroy another target creature. If a creature is destroyed this way, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Legendary Creature — Human Villain
$4.18
Flying You don't lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, add {R}. When Electro leaves the battlefield, you may pay {X}. When you do, he deals X damage to target player.

Instants (15)

Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Instant
$0.44
Add {B}{B}{B}.
Erebos's Intervention
Erebos's Intervention
Instant
$0.49
Choose one — • Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life. • Exile up to twice X target cards from graveyards.
Searing Touch
Searing Touch
Instant
$2.67
Buyback {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Searing Touch deals 1 damage to any target.
March of Wretched Sorrow
March of Wretched Sorrow
Instant
$0.33
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of black cards from your hand. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way. March of Wretched Sorrow deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.
Plunge into Darkness
Plunge into Darkness
Instant
$24.56
Choose one — • Sacrifice any number of creatures. You gain 3 life for each creature sacrificed this way. • Pay any amount of life, then look at that many cards from the top of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand and exile the rest. Entwine {B} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Seething Song
Seething Song
Instant
$6.78
Add {R}{R}{R}{R}{R}.
Big Score
Big Score
Instant
$0.41
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Commune with Lava
Commune with Lava
Instant
$0.43
Exile the top X cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
Cabal Ritual
Cabal Ritual
Instant
$14.55
Add {B}{B}{B}. Threshold — Add {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} instead if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Ad Nauseam
Ad Nauseam
Instant
$9.89
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
Burnt Offering
Burnt Offering
Instant
$1.52
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add X mana in any combination of {B} and/or {R}, where X is the sacrificed creature's mana value.
Rowan's Grim Search
Rowan's Grim Search
Instant
$0.27
Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.) If this spell was bargained, look at the top four cards of your library, then put up to two of them back on top of your library in any order and the rest into your graveyard. You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
Pyretic Ritual
Pyretic Ritual
Instant
$6.23
Add {R}{R}{R}.
Blood for the Blood God!
Blood for the Blood God!
Instant
$8.41
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature that died this turn. Discard your hand, then draw eight cards. Blood for the Blood God! deals 8 damage to each opponent. Exile Blood for the Blood God!
Desperate Ritual
Desperate Ritual
Instant — Arcane
$5.81
Add {R}{R}{R}. Splice onto Arcane {1}{R} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Sorceries (6)

Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Sorcery
$0.34
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Sorcery
$0.22
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Crackle with Power
Crackle with Power
Sorcery
$8.46
Crackle with Power deals five times X damage to each of up to X targets.
Peer into the Abyss
Peer into the Abyss
Sorcery
$3.64
Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.
Swallowing Plague
Swallowing Plague
Sorcery — Arcane
$0.14
Swallowing Plague deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life.
Battle at the Bridge
Battle at the Bridge
Sorcery
$0.28
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.

Artifacts (1)

Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Artifact — Equipment
$3.78
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Lands (36)

Barbarian Ring
Barbarian Ring
Land
$0.26
{T}: Add {R}. This land deals 1 damage to you. Threshold — {R}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: It deals 2 damage to any target. Activate only if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Ifnir Deadlands
Ifnir Deadlands
Land — Desert
$0.27
{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add {B}. {2}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Put two -1/-1 counters on target creature an opponent controls. Activate only as a sorcery.
Ramunap Ruins
Ramunap Ruins
Land — Desert
$0.24
{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add {R}. {2}{R}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: This land deals 2 damage to each opponent.
Cabal Pit
Cabal Pit
Land
$0.31
{T}: Add {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you. Threshold — {B}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Activate only if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
The Black Gate
The Black Gate
Legendary Land — Gate
$9.36
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Land
$4.19
You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Land
$0.99
This land enters tapped. When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.
Multiversal Passage
Multiversal Passage
Land
$5.91
As this land enters, choose a basic land type. Then you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. This land is the chosen type.
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Legendary Land
$14.31
Boseiju enters tapped. {T}, Pay 2 life: Add {C}. If that mana is spent on an instant or sorcery spell, that spell can't be countered.
Castle Locthwain
Castle Locthwain
Land
$1.38
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}{B}, {T}: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Arena of Glory
Arena of Glory
Land
$7.63
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain. {T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}, Exert this land: Add {R}{R}. If any of that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste until end of turn. (An exerted permanent won't untap during your next untap step.)
Fogwell's Gym
Fogwell's Gym
Land
$0.32
{T}: Add {R}. This land deals 1 damage to you. {2}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Draw a card.
War Room
War Room
Land
$0.74
{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Tomb of Urami
Tomb of Urami
Legendary Land
$3.96
{T}: Add {B}. Tomb of Urami deals 1 damage to you if you don't control an Ogre. {2}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice all lands you control: Create Urami, a legendary 5/5 black Demon Spirit creature token with flying.
Thran Portal
Thran Portal
Land — Gate
$0.89
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. As this land enters, choose a basic land type. This land is the chosen type in addition to its other types. Mana abilities of this land cost an additional 1 life to activate.
Peat Bog
Peat Bog
Land
$1.26
This land enters tapped with two depletion counters on it. {T}, Remove a depletion counter from this land: Add {B}{B}. If there are no depletion counters on this land, sacrifice it.
Sandstone Needle
Sandstone Needle
Land
$10.01
This land enters tapped with two depletion counters on it. {T}, Remove a depletion counter from this land: Add {R}{R}. If there are no depletion counters on this land, sacrifice it.
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
Land
$0.72
{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell. {5}: If this land isn't a creature, it becomes a 2/4 Wizard creature with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn." It's still a land.
Basic lands: 12 Swamp 6 Mountain
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