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Balthor the DefiledHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Judgment· May 27, 2002

Balthor the Defiled 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

Minion creatures get +1/+1. , Exile Balthor: Each player returns all black and all red creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

How it works : Balthor the Defiled

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1July 1, 2013· Wizards of the Coast
You can only activate this ability if Balthor the Defiled is on the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Dual Nature — #1
Dual Nature + Balthor the Defiled + Basal Sliver
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
1Cast Balthor by paying .
2Balthor enters the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability, creating a token copy of Balthor.
3Put the nontoken Balthor into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
4Activate Basal Sliver by sacrificing it, adding .
5Activate the token Balthor by paying and exiling it, returning all black and red creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
6Balthor and Basal Sliver enter the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability twice.
7Resolve the first Dual Nature trigger, creating a token copy of Basal Sliver.
8Activate the token Basal Sliver by sacrificing it, adding .

Balthor the Defiled — #1
Dual Nature + Balthor the Defiled + Basal Sliver
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
1Cast Balthor by paying .
2Balthor enters the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability, creating a token copy of Balthor.
3Put the nontoken Balthor into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
4Activate Basal Sliver by sacrificing it, adding .
5Activate the token Balthor by paying and exiling it, returning all black and red creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
6Balthor and Basal Sliver enter the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability twice.
7Resolve the first Dual Nature trigger, creating a token copy of Basal Sliver.
8Activate the token Basal Sliver by sacrificing it, adding .

Dual Nature — #2
Dual Nature + Balthor the Defiled + Blood Vassal
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
1Cast Balthor by paying .
2Balthor enters the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability, creating a token copy of Balthor.
3Put the nontoken Balthor into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
4Activate Blood Vassal by sacrificing it, adding .
5Activate the token Balthor by paying and exiling it, returning all black and red creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
6Balthor and Blood Vassal enter the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability twice.
7Resolve the first Dual Nature trigger, creating a token copy of Blood Vassal.
8Activate the token Blood Vassal by sacrificing it, adding .

Balthor the Defiled — #2
Dual Nature + Balthor the Defiled + Blood Vassal
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
1Cast Balthor by paying .
2Balthor enters the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability, creating a token copy of Balthor.
3Put the nontoken Balthor into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
4Activate Blood Vassal by sacrificing it, adding .
5Activate the token Balthor by paying and exiling it, returning all black and red creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
6Balthor and Blood Vassal enter the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability twice.
7Resolve the first Dual Nature trigger, creating a token copy of Blood Vassal.
8Activate the token Blood Vassal by sacrificing it, adding .

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