Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Flying Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Evereth. If the sacrificed permanent was a Treasure, Evereth gains lifelink until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery. When Evereth dies, you may pay. When you do, Evereth deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.
Complete guide
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder is a formidable Vampire Soldier that turns your board presence into raw power and life. This commander thrives on sacrifice, growing larger with every offering before delivering a lethal parting shot to your enemies. Whether you are consuming artifacts or allies, Evereth ensures that their loss is your gain.
Converting Resources to Power
Evereth's primary ability allows you to sacrifice another creature or artifact to place a +1/+1 counter on it. While this can only be done at sorcery speed, meaning during your main phase when the stack is empty, it provides a consistent way to grow Evereth's stats. If the sacrificed permanent happened to be a Treasure, Evereth also gains lifelink until the end of the turn, allowing you to recoup life during your combat phase.
The Final Revenge
When Evereth leaves the battlefield and dies, a reflexive triggered ability is placed on the stack. You are given the choice to pay {1}{B/R}. If you pay this cost, Evereth deals damage equal to its power to each opponent. According to official rulings, the game uses Evereth's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine this damage, meaning all those +1/+1 counters you accumulated will directly increase the final blow.
Strategic Timing and Common Pitfalls
A common mistake is attempting to use Evereth's sacrifice ability in response to a removal spell; remember that this ability is restricted to sorcery speed. Additionally, the 'dies' trigger is a two-step process. First, the ability triggers and goes on the stack. You only choose to pay the mana when that ability resolves. Once you pay, a second 'reflexive' trigger goes on the stack, which is the part that actually deals the damage and can be responded to by opponents.
Interaction examples
Roaming ThroneIf you have Roaming Throne on the battlefield with 'Vampire' chosen as the creature type, Evereth's death trigger will trigger twice. This means you can pay {1}{B/R} for the first trigger to deal damage, and then pay another {1}{B/R} for the second trigger to deal that damage again, effectively doubling your finishing move.
Solemn SimulacrumWith Solemn Simulacrum on the battlefield, you can use Evereth's sorcery-speed ability to sacrifice the Golem. This puts a +1/+1 counter on Evereth and triggers the Golem's own ability, allowing you to draw a card. This sequence turns a utility creature into permanent stats for your Viceroy while maintaining your hand size.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Use Evereth's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage it deals with its last ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Animation Module + Pitiless Plunderer + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 3Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 4Resolve the Evereth ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 5Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 6Repeat.
Pitiless Plunderer + Stridehangar Automaton + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3Resolve the Evereth ability.
- 4Repeat.
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Thran Vigil
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Thran Vigil triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Evereth ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Uncivil Unrest
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it and at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to Uncivil Unrest.
- 3Remove a -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 4Resolve the Evereth ability.
- 5Repeat
Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 3Resolve the Evereth ability.
- 4Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 5Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- 6Repeat.
Celes, Rune Knight + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 4Resolve the Evereth ability.
- 5Repeat.
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Gev, Scaled Scorch
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it and at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to Gev.
- 3Remove a -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 4Resolve the Evereth ability.
- 5Repeat
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Rhythm of the Wild
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it and at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to Rhythm of the Wild.
- 3Remove a -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 4Resolve the Evereth ability.
- 5Repeat
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