Bastion of Remembrance 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
When this enchantment enters, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
How it works : Bastion of Remembrance
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Bastion of Remembrance's last ability causes the opposing team to lose 2 life and you to gain 1 life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If your life total is brought to 0 or less at the same time that creatures you control are dealt lethal damage, you lose the game before the last ability goes on the stack.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If one or more creatures you control die at the same time that Bastion of Remembrance leaves the battlefield, its last ability triggers for each of those creatures.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Bastion of Remembrance
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Bastion of Remembrance 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.
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Bastion of Remembrance
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- 2When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Bastion of Remembrance and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Bastion of Remembrance trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
- 7Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying
, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Bastion of Remembrance + Pawn of Ulamog
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance, Pawn of Ulamog and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Bastion of Remembrance trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog ability, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Bastion of Remembrance
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance's second ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 4Repeat.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Nest of Scarabs + Bastion of Remembrance
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls.
- 2When the sacrificed creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
- 3Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card.
- 4Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token.
- 5Repeat.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Sifter of Skulls + Bastion of Remembrance
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance, Sifter of Skulls and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Bastion of Remembrance trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Sifter of Skulls ability, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Bloodsoaked Champion + Bastion of Remembrance
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
- 2When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Bastion of Remembrance and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Bastion of Remembrance trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
- 7Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying
, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Bastion of Remembrance + Ogre Slumlord
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance, Ogre Slumlord and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Bastion of Remembrance trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Ogre Slumlord ability, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Bastion of Remembrance triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
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