Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist 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
Deathtouch Whenever a creature you control with power or toughness 1 or less dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
How it works : Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Arnyn's last ability cares about the power or toughness of a creature that died as it last existed on the battlefield. It doesn't matter what its power or toughness is in any other zone.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Arnyn triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 5Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- 6Repeat.
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#2
Veinwitch Coven + Phyrexian Altar + Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature castable for
, adding . - 2When that creature dies, Arnyn triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and target opponent to lose 2 life.
- 3When you gain life, Veinwitch Coven triggers, causing you to pay to return the sacrificed creature from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Cast that creature by paying .
- 5Repeat.
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Veinwitch Coven + Phyrexian Altar + Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the one-drop creature, adding .
- 2When that creature dies, it and Arnyn trigger.
- 3Resolve the creature's ability, creating a creature token.
- 4Resolve the Arnyn ability, gaining at least one life and causing at least one opponent to lose at least one life.
- 5When you gain life, Veinwitch Coven triggers, causing you to pay to return the one-drop creature from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the token creature, adding one colored mana.
- 7Cast the creature by paying one mana.
- 8Repeat.
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#4
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist + Trudge Garden + Ashnod's Altar + Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokens
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature with power or toughness 1 or less, adding
. - 2When the creature dies, Arnyn triggers, causing an opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
- 3Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 4/4 Beast creature token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token due to Chatterfang. - 4Repeat.
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#5
Mortuary + Bolas's Citadel + Viscera Seer + Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Viscera Seer by paying its mana cost.
- 2Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
- 3When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary and Arnyn trigger.
- 4Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- 5Resolve the Arnyn trigger, causing target opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
- 6Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
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#6
Mortuary + Bolas's Citadel + Carrion Feeder + Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Carrion Feeder by paying its mana cost.
- 2Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing it.
- 3When Carrion Feeder dies, Mortuary and Arnyn trigger.
- 4Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Carrion Feeder from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- 5Resolve the Arnyn trigger, causing target opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
- 6Cast Carrion Feeder from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
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Mortuary + Bolas's Citadel + Blood Pet + Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite black manaInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Blood Pet by paying its mana cost.
- 2Activate Blood Pet by sacrificing it.
- 3When Blood Pet dies, Mortuary and Arnyn trigger.
- 4Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Blood Pet from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- 5Resolve the Arnyn trigger, causing target opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
- 6Cast Blood Pet from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Mortuary + Viscera Seer + Gwenom, Remorseless + Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Viscera Seer by paying its mana cost.
- 2Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
- 3When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary and Arnyn trigger.
- 4Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- 5Resolve the Arnyn trigger, causing target opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
- 6Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemydueltlr
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