Awakening — ruling 1

In Two-Headed Giant, triggers only once per upkeep, not once for each player.

Awakening : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Awakening 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

At the beginning of each upkeep, untap all creatures and lands.

How it works : Awakening

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1May 1, 2006· Wizards of the Coast
In Two-Headed Giant, triggers only once per upkeep, not once for each player.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

#1
Weaver of Harmony + Awakening
Infinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite mana for opponents that creatures they control can produceInfinite mana for opponents that lands they control can produceInfinite mana lands you control can produce
1At the beginning of the next upkeep, Awakening triggers.
2Holding priority, activate all mana-producing lands and creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least .
3Activate Weaver of Harmony by paying and tapping it, copying Awakening's trigger.
4Resolve the copy of Awakening's trigger, untapping all lands and creatures.
5Repeat from step 2.

#1
Weaver of Harmony + Awakening
Infinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite mana for opponents that creatures they control can produceInfinite mana for opponents that lands they control can produceInfinite mana lands you control can produce
1At the beginning of the next upkeep, Awakening triggers.
2Holding priority, activate all mana-producing lands and creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least .
3Activate Weaver of Harmony by paying and tapping it, copying Awakening's trigger.
4Resolve the copy of Awakening's trigger, untapping all lands and creatures.
5Repeat from step 2.

#2
Awakening + Sands of Time
Tap all lands and creatures opponents control during each of your turnsTap all lands and creatures during each opponent's upkeep stepLockMass Land Denial
1At the beginning of each upkeep, Awakening and Sands of Time trigger.
2If it is your turn, resolve the Sands of Time trigger, untapping each tapped permanent and tapping each untapped permanent.
3Resolve the Awakening trigger, untapping all creatures and lands.
4If it is not your turn, resolve the Sands of Time trigger, untapping each tapped permanent and tapping each untapped permanent.
5Repeat during each turn.

Interactions with other cards

These cards' text mentions Awakening.

Liege of the Tangle

Trample Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may choose any number of target lands you control and put an awakening counter on each of them. Each of those lands is an 8/8 green Elemental creature for as long as it has an awakening counter on it. They're still lands.