Barrenton Medic 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
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. Put a -1/-1 counter on this creature: Untap this creature.
How it works : Barrenton Medic
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You put the -1/-1 counter on Barrenton Medic as a cost. That means it happens when you activate the ability, not when it resolves. If paying the cost causes the creature to have 0 toughness, it’s put into the graveyard before you can untap it and before you can even pay the cost again.
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
Myrkul, Lord of Bones + Barrenton Medic
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to permanents you controlPrevent all damage that would be dealt to youLock
- 1Activate Barrenton Medic's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Barrenton Medic dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness.
- 3Myrkul triggers, causing you to exile Barrenton Medic and create a token copy of Barrenton Medic that is an enchantment and loses all other card types.
- 4Whenever damage would be dealt to you or a permanent you control, activate the Barrenton Medic token's first ability by tapping it, preventing one damage to you or that permanent.
- 5Activate the Barrenton Medic token's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 6Repeat from step 4 as necessary.
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#2
Swift Reconfiguration + Barrenton Medic
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to permanents you controlPrevent all damage that would be dealt to youLock
- 1Whenever damage would be dealt to you or a permanent you control, activate Barrenton Medic's first ability by tapping it, preventing the next 1 damage dealt to that target.
- 2Activate Barrenton Medic's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 3Repeat as necessary.
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#3
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Barrenton Medic
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Barrenton Medic's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Barrenton Medic dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Barrenton Medic dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Rishkar, Peema Renegade + Barrenton Medic
Infinite self-millPut a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
- 1Activate Barrenton Medic by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate Barrenton Medic by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 3Repeat until Barrenton Medic has four counters on it.
- 4Activate Tayam by paying
and removing three -1/-1 counters from Barrenton Medic, causing you to mill three cards and return any permanent with mana value three or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. - 5Repeat.
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#5
Kilo, Apogee Mind + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Barrenton Medic
Infinite proliferate
- 1Activate Kilo using Barrenton Medic's first ability by tapping it.
- 2Kilo triggers, causing you to proliferate and put a +1/+1 counter on Kilo.
- 3Resolve the Kilo ability from step 1.
- 4Activate Kilo using Barrenton Medic's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Machine God's Effigy + Barrenton Medic
Infinite blue mana
- 1Activate Machine God's Effigy by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate Machine God's Effigy by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 3Repeat.
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#7
Ivy Lane Denizen + Barrenton Medic + Presence of Gond
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Barrenton Medic by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Elf Warrior creature token.
- 2The Elf Warrior enters the battlefield, triggering Ivy Lane Denizen, putting a +1/+1 counter on Barrenton Medic.
- 3Activate Barrenton Medic's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 4Repeat.
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#8
Rosie Cotton of South Lane + Presence of Gond + Barrenton Medic
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens
- 1Activate Barrenton Medic by tapping it, creating a creature token.
- 2When the token enters, Rosie triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Barrenton Medic.
- 3Activate Barrenton Medic by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
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