Aerid Konstrari — ruling 1

Heartwood tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a red and green artifact with the artifact subtype Heartwood and the ability "{T}: Add {R} or {G}."

Aerid Konstrari : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Aerid Konstrari 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 When Aerid Konstrari enters or dies, create a Heartwood token. (It's a red and green artifact with ": Add or .") : Create a Heartwood token. Then Aerid Konstrari gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control.

Complete guide

Aerid Konstrari is a powerful Elder Sphinx that harmonizes artifact generation with aggressive combat potential. By creating Heartwood tokens upon entering and leaving the battlefield, this creature ensures you always have access to the mana needed to fuel its massive power-boosting ability.

Heartwood Generation

Aerid Konstrari features a triggered ability that creates a Heartwood token whenever it enters the battlefield or dies. These specific tokens are both red and green artifacts that can be tapped to add either one red or one green mana to your pool. This provides consistent ramp and color fixing throughout the creature's lifecycle.

The Scaling Power Boost

For six mana, you can activate Aerid Konstrari's activated ability to create an additional Heartwood token and then grant the Sphinx a power boost. The value of X is determined exactly when the ability resolves, counting all artifacts you control at that moment, including the token just created by the ability and any artifact creatures or equipment already on board.

Strategic Timing

Because the power boost lasts until the end of the turn, it is often best to activate the ability during your declare attackers step or after your opponent has declared blockers. Since X counts all artifacts, including non-token artifacts like Solemn Simulacrum, building a board of utility artifacts significantly increases the damage potential of this Sphinx.

Interaction examples

Maximizing Entry Triggers

Aerid Konstrari

Eternal Witness

When you cast Aerid Konstrari, its triggered ability puts a Heartwood token onto the battlefield. If Aerid Konstrari later dies, you get a second Heartwood token. You can then cast Eternal Witness to return Aerid Konstrari to your hand, allowing you to repeat the process and continue stacking artifacts for its activated ability.

Scaling with Artifact Creatures

Aerid Konstrari

Solemn Simulacrum

With both Aerid Konstrari and Solemn Simulacrum on the battlefield, you control at least one artifact. If you activate Aerid Konstrari's ability for six mana, it creates a Heartwood token first. When the ability then calculates the power bonus, it counts the new Heartwood token and the Solemn Simulacrum, giving the Sphinx +2/+0 or more depending on your other permanents.

Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.

How it works : Aerid Konstrari

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1August 21, 2026· Wizards of the Coast
Heartwood tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a red and green artifact with the artifact subtype Heartwood and the ability ": Add or ."
Card named in this ruling
Heartwood