Be'lakor, the Dark Master 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
Flying Prince of Chaos — When Be'lakor enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of Demons you control. Lord of Torment — Whenever another Demon you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.
How it works : Be'lakor, the Dark Master
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The number of Demons you control is counted only as Be'lakor, the Dark Master's ability resolves. If Be'lakor is still on the battlefield, it will count itself.
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
Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Rite of Replication
Near-infinite card drawNear-infinite damageNear-infinite draw triggers
- 1Cast Rite of Replication with kicker by paying
, creating five token copies of Be'lakor. - 2Put all the Be'lakor tokens into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Each Be'lakor token's first ability triggers, the nontoken Be'lakor's second ability triggers five times, and each Be'lakor token's second ability triggers four times.
- 4Resolve the nontoken Be'lakor triggers, dealing 30 damage to up to 5 targets.
- 5Resolve all the Be'lakor tokens' second abilities, dealing 120 damage to up to 20 targets.
- 6If needed, resolve all the Be'lakor tokens' first abilities, causing you to draw five cards for each Demon you control and lose that much life.
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Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
Near-infinite card drawNear-infinite damageNear-infinite draw triggers
- 1Activate Orthion's second ability by paying
and tapping it, creating five token copies of Be'lakor. - 2Put all the Be'lakor tokens into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Each Be'lakor token's first ability triggers, the nontoken Be'lakor's second ability triggers five times, and each Be'lakor token's second ability triggers four times.
- 4Resolve the nontoken Be'lakor triggers, dealing 30 damage to up to 5 targets.
- 5Resolve all the Be'lakor tokens' second abilities, dealing 120 damage to up to 20 targets.
- 6If needed, resolve all the Be'lakor tokens' first abilities, causing you to draw five cards for each Demon you control and lose that much life.
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#3
Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Dread Slaver + Conspiracy + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Dread Slaver by paying
. - 2When Dread Slaver enters the battlefield, Be'lakor's second ability triggers, causing Dread Slaver to deal damage equal to its power to itself.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dread Slaver, adding
. - 4When Dread Slaver dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#4
Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Dread Slaver + Arcane Adaptation + Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Dread Slaver by paying .
- 2When Dread Slaver enters the battlefield, Be'lakor's second ability triggers, causing Dread Slaver to deal damage equal to its power to itself.
- 3Dread Slaver dies as a state-based action due to its deathtouch.
- 4Dread Slaver triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#5
Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Dread Slaver + Conspiracy + Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Dread Slaver by paying .
- 2When Dread Slaver enters the battlefield, Be'lakor's second ability triggers, causing Dread Slaver to deal damage equal to its power to itself.
- 3Dread Slaver dies as a state-based action due to its deathtouch.
- 4Dread Slaver triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#6
Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Dread Slaver + Arcane Adaptation + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Dread Slaver by paying .
- 2When Dread Slaver enters the battlefield, Be'lakor's second ability triggers, causing Dread Slaver to deal damage equal to its power to itself.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dread Slaver, adding .
- 4When Dread Slaver dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#7
Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Mind Over Matter + Deadeye Navigator + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Be'lakor by paying
, blinking it. - 2Be'lakor enters the battlefield, triggering its first ability and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability.
- 3Resolve the Be'lakor trigger, causing you to draw at least two cards and lose at least two life.
- 4Sheoldred's first ability triggers for each card you draw, causing you to gain two life for each card drawn.
- 5Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger from step 2, repairing it and Be'lakor.
- 6Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping an Island you control.
- 7Activate the Island by tapping it, adding .
- 8Repeat from step 6 one additional time.
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#8
Be'lakor, the Dark Master + Dread Slaver + Xenograft + Archetype of Finality
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Dread Slaver by paying .
- 2When Dread Slaver enters the battlefield, Be'lakor's second ability triggers, causing Dread Slaver to deal damage equal to its power to itself.
- 3Dread Slaver dies as a state-based action due to its deathtouch.
- 4Dread Slaver triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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