Abzan Ascendancy 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.
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Official card text
When this enchantment enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
How it works : Abzan Ascendancy
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Zulaport Cutthroat + Abzan Ascendancy
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Zulaport Cutthroat, Abzan Ascendancy and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy ability, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
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#2
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Abzan Ascendancy + Blood Artist
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Blood Artist, Abzan Ascendancy and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy ability, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Blood Artist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
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#3
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Abzan Ascendancy + Bastion of Remembrance
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance, Abzan Ascendancy and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Bastion of Remembrance trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy ability, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
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#4
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Cruel Celebrant + Abzan Ascendancy
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Cruel Celebrant, Abzan Ascendancy and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cruel Celebrant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy ability, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Cruel Celebrant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
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#5
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Abzan Ascendancy + Moldervine Reclamation
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Moldervine Reclamation, Abzan Ascendancy and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Moldervine Reclamation trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and draw a card.
- 4Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy ability, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Moldervine Reclamation triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and draw a card
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#6
Viscera Seer + Reassembling Skeleton + Abzan Ascendancy + Pitiless Plunderer
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- 2When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Abzan Ascendancy trigger, creating a creature token and a Treasure token.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 4Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the creature token.
- 5When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 7Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
. - 8Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying , returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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#7
Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Deadly Grub + Phyrexian Altar + Abzan Ascendancy
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Cast Deadly Grub by paying
. - 2Deadly Grub enters the battlefield with three time counters and a vigilance counter on it.
- 3Activate Tayam by paying
and removing the three time counters from Deadly Grub. - 4Deadly Grub's vanishing ability triggers, holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Deadly Grub, adding .
- 5Deadly Grub dies, triggering itself and Abzan Ascendancy.
- 6Resolve the Deadly Grub trigger, creating a 6/1 Insect creature token.
- 7Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy trigger, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 8Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the Insect and Spirit tokens, adding .
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#8
Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Abzan Ascendancy + Bartolomé del Presidio
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing another nonland creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control.
- 3Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
- 4Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the earthbent land.
- 5When the land dies, Abzan Ascendancy and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger.
- 6Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy trigger, creating a creature token.
- 8Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
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