Acorn Catapult 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
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: This artifact deals 1 damage to any target. That permanent's controller or that player creates a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.
How it works : Acorn Catapult
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the permanent or player is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No Squirrel will be created.
Card named in this ruling
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the ability resolves, but the damage is prevented or redirected, the targeted player or the controller of the targeted creature puts the Squirrel token onto the battlefield, regardless of how much damage was dealt or what the damage was ultimately dealt to.
Card named in this ruling
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Acorn Catapult + Cacophodon + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Give Cacophodon indestructible by any method.
- 2Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, dealing 1 damage to Cacophodon and creating a 1/1 Squirrel token.
- 3Cacophodon triggers, untapping Acorn Catapult.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Squirrel token, adding
. - 5Repeat from step 2.
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#2
Acorn Catapult + Cacophodon + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Give Cacophodon indestructible by any method.
- 2Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, dealing 1 damage to Cacophodon and creating a 1/1 Squirrel token.
- 3Cacophodon triggers, untapping Acorn Catapult.
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Squirrel token, adding .
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#3
Acorn Catapult + Cacophodon + Earthcraft
Infinite creature ETBInfinite tapped creature tokens
- 1Give Cacophodon indestructible by any method.
- 2Activate the basic land by tapping it to add .
- 3Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, dealing 1 damage to Cacophodon and creating a 1/1 Squirrel token.
- 4Cacophodon triggers, untapping Acorn Catapult.
- 5Activate Earthcraft by tapping the Squirrel token, untapping the basic land.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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#4
Glissa, the Traitor + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Acorn Catapult + Teysa Karlov
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers for target opponentInfinite creature ETB for target opponentInfinite creature LTB for target opponent
- 1Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, targeting a creature an opponent controls with toughness equal to one.
- 3Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks twice by sacrificing Sol Ring and Acorn Catapult, adding .
- 4Resolve the Acorn Catapult ability, dealing 1 damage to the creature, causing it to die due to having zero toughness, and causing its controller to create a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 5When the opponent's creature dies, Glissa triggers twice, returning Acorn Catapult and Sol Ring from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Cast Acorn Catapult and Sol Ring by paying
. - 7Repeat.
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#5
Glissa, the Traitor + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Acorn Catapult + Teysa Karlov
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers for target opponentInfinite creature ETB for target opponentInfinite creature LTB for target opponent
- 1Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, targeting a creature an opponent controls with toughness equal to one.
- 3Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks twice by sacrificing Mana Vault and Acorn Catapult, adding .
- 4Resolve the Acorn Catapult ability, dealing 1 damage to the creature, causing it to die due to having zero toughness, and causing its controller to create a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 5When the opponent's creature dies, Glissa triggers twice, returning Acorn Catapult and Mana Vault from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Cast Acorn Catapult and Mana Vault by paying .
- 7Repeat.
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#6
Glissa, the Traitor + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Acorn Catapult + Teysa Karlov
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers for target opponentInfinite creature ETB for target opponentInfinite creature LTB for target opponent
- 1Activate Mana Crypt by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, targeting a creature an opponent controls with toughness equal to one.
- 3Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks twice by sacrificing Mana Crypt and Acorn Catapult, adding .
- 4Resolve the Acorn Catapult ability, dealing 1 damage to the creature, causing it to die due to having zero toughness, and causing its controller to create a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 5When the opponent's creature dies, Glissa triggers twice, returning Acorn Catapult and Mana Crypt from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Cast Acorn Catapult and Mana Crypt by paying
. - 7Repeat.
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#7
Glissa, the Traitor + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Acorn Catapult + Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers for target opponentInfinite creature ETB for target opponentInfinite creature LTB for target opponent
- 1Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, targeting a creature an opponent controls with toughness equal to one.
- 3Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks twice by sacrificing Mana Vault and Acorn Catapult, adding .
- 4Resolve the Acorn Catapult ability, dealing 1 damage to the creature, causing it to die due to having zero toughness, and causing its controller to create a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 5When the opponent's creature dies, Glissa triggers twice, returning Acorn Catapult and Mana Vault from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Cast Acorn Catapult and Mana Vault by paying .
- 7Repeat.
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#8
Glissa, the Traitor + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Acorn Catapult + Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers for target opponentInfinite creature ETB for target opponentInfinite creature LTB for target opponent
- 1Activate Mana Crypt by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Acorn Catapult by paying and tapping it, targeting a creature an opponent controls with toughness equal to one.
- 3Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks twice by sacrificing Mana Crypt and Acorn Catapult, adding .
- 4Resolve the Acorn Catapult ability, dealing 1 damage to the creature, causing it to die due to having zero toughness, and causing its controller to create a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 5When the opponent's creature dies, Glissa triggers twice, returning Acorn Catapult and Mana Crypt from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Cast Acorn Catapult and Mana Crypt by paying .
- 7Repeat.
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Legal formats
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