Avatar of Woe 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
If there are ten or more creature cards total in all graveyards, this spell costsless to cast. Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
: Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.
How it works : Avatar of Woe
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The mana value of this card is still 8, even if you only pay
to cast it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Avatar of Woe + Thornbite Staff
Destroy any number of creaturesDestroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
- 1Activate Avatar of Woe by tapping it, destroying target creature.
- 2The creature dies, triggering Avatar of Woe, untapping it.
- 3Repeat.
- 4You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield.
#2
Amoeboid Changeling + Avatar of Woe + Faces of the Past
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
- 1Activate Amoeboid Changeling's first ability by tapping it, giving Avatar of Woe all creature types until end of turn.
- 2Activate Avatar of Woe by tapping it, destroying target creature.
- 3When the creature dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping Avatar of Woe, Amoeboid Changeling and any other creatures that shared a creature type with it.
- 4Repeat from step 2 as desired.
- 5You may repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
- 6You may also target another creature using Amoeboid Changeling after the first activation each turn to untap them when Faces of the Past's ability resolves.
#3
Maskwood Nexus + Avatar of Woe + Faces of the Past
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
- 1Activate Avatar of Woe by tapping it, destroying target creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping all creatures you control.
- 3Repeat as desired.
- 4You may repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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Legal formats
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