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Ayara, First of Locthwain
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Ayara, First of Locthwain

{B}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

LegalCard DrawRank #815

Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

{T}, Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.

2/3

Why is this card good?

Ayara, First of Locthwain is a premier aristocrats engine wrapped in a triple-black body. Every black creature ETB drains each opponent for 1 and gains you life — in a 4-player game that's 3 life per trigger, which adds up fast with token swarms, blink, or recursion loops. The tap-to-sacrifice draw ability is the real prize: it turns dying creatures into cards, fueling value engines and providing a sacrifice outlet for combos. Pair her with Gravecrawler, Reassembling Skeleton, or any recursive creature for incremental advantage, and she enables infinite combos with the right ETB/sac pieces (e.g., with a free-recur creature and a payoff). Wants her: mono-black or heavily-black aristocrats decks, token strategies (Endrek Sahr, Sheoldred), and reanimator shells. She's a strong second commander or 99 inclusion. Skip her if: your deck splashes lots of non-black creatures (her drain only counts black ones), or you lack a critical mass of cheap, recurring black bodies. Triple-black also strains greedy mana bases.

Related cards

Bastion of RemembranceB

Drains opponents whenever your creatures die, complementing Ayara's aristocrat theme.

Zulaport CutthroatB

Drains each opponent on your creature deaths, same payoff role.

Blood ArtistB

Classic aristocrat drain on any creature dying.

Cruel CelebrantWB

Drains on your creatures dying, stacks with Ayara.

Viscera SeerB

Free sac outlet to fuel Ayara's draw and death triggers.

Pitiless PlundererB

Generates treasure off creature deaths to recur sacrifices.

Midnight ReaperB

Card draw engine off black creature deaths, similar to Ayara's draw.

Printings (8)

mulMultiverse Legends · #78R—Buy
mulMultiverse Legends · #143R$26.41Buy
mulMultiverse Legends · #13R$10.11Buy
mulMultiverse Legends · #143zR$474.99Buy
eldThrone of Eldraine · #75R$9.78Buy
eldThrone of Eldraine · #350R$14.83Buy
peldThrone of Eldraine Promos · #75sR$9.87Buy
peldThrone of Eldraine Promos · #75pR$10.31Buy

Combos (8)

  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Ayara, First of Locthwain

    → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers

  • Ayara, First of Locthwain + Plague of Vermin

    → Near-infinite creature tokens for all players, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite lifegain

  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ayara, First of Locthwain

    → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite death triggers

  • Acererak the Archlich + Ayara, First of Locthwain + Bontu's Monument + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Jet Medallion

    → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters

  • Acererak the Archlich + Ayara, First of Locthwain + Bontu's Monument + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Heartless Summoning

    → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters

  • Acererak the Archlich + Ayara, First of Locthwain + Bontu's Monument + Defiler of Flesh + Jet Medallion

    → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters

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