Betor, Kin to All 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
Flying At the beginning of your end step, if creatures you control have total toughness 10 or greater, draw a card. Then if creatures you control have total toughness 20 or greater, untap each creature you control. Then if creatures you control have total toughness 40 or greater, each opponent loses half their life, rounded up.
Complete guide
Betor, Kin to All is a massive Spirit Dragon that rewards you for building a high-toughness board state. By reaching specific milestones in your total toughness, you unlock increasingly powerful effects during each of your end steps. This card acts as a finisher and a value engine all in one, provided you can keep your creatures healthy.
Understanding the Trigger
Betor features an 'intervening if' clause. This means the ability checks your total toughness twice: once when your end step begins to see if the ability triggers at all, and a second time right as the ability starts to resolve. If your total toughness is less than 10 at either point, you get no benefits. However, the 20 and 40 toughness thresholds are only checked during resolution as the ability progresses through its instructions.
Step-by-Step Resolution
When the ability resolves, it follows a strict sequence. First, if your total toughness is 10 or more, you draw a card. Second, it checks if your total toughness is 20 or more; if it is, you untap all your creatures. Finally, it checks if your total toughness is 40 or more; if this condition is met, each opponent loses half their life, rounded up. Each check uses the current state of the board at that specific moment during resolution.
Common Mistakes
A common mistake is thinking you can respond between the different toughness checks. Once the ability starts resolving, players cannot cast spells or activate abilities until the entire process—drawing, untapping, and life loss—is finished. Another mistake is forgetting that Betor's own 6 toughness counts toward the total. You only need 4 more toughness from other sources to hit the first milestone.
Strategic Timing
Because the ability triggers at the beginning of the end step, you must ensure your toughness is high enough during your second main phase. If an opponent destroys one of your creatures in response to the trigger, and your total toughness drops below 10, the entire ability will fizzle and you will not even get the card draw.
Interaction examples
Roaming ThroneIf Roaming Throne enters the battlefield naming 'Dragon' or 'Spirit', Betor's end step ability will trigger twice. Assuming you have 20 total toughness, the first ability will resolve, letting you draw a card and untap your creatures. Then, the second ability resolves, letting you draw another card and untap them again (though they are likely already untapped).
Solemn SimulacrumBetor has 6 toughness and Solemn Simulacrum has 2 toughness, totaling 8. If these are your only creatures, Betor's ability will not trigger at the beginning of your end step. You would need at least 2 more toughness on the board to reach the 10-toughness threshold required to put the ability on the stack.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Betor, Kin to All
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Betor’s last ability will check as the end step starts to see if creatures you control have total toughness 10 or greater. If they don’t, the ability won’t trigger at all. If it does trigger, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If creatures you control don’t have total toughness 10 or more at that time, the ability won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. The ability won’t check to see if their total toughness is 20 or greater (or 40 or greater) until the ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Betor, Kin to All + Bloodletter of Aclazotz
- 1At the beginning of your end step, Betor triggers, causing each opponent to lose their entire life total due to Bloodletter of Aclazotz.
Betor, Kin to All + Wound Reflection
- 1At the beginning of your end step, Betor and Wound Reflection trigger.
- 2Resolve the Betor trigger, causing each opponent to half their life total, rounded up.
- 3Resolve the Wound Reflection trigger, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn.
Betor, Kin to All + Astarion, the Decadent
- 1At the beginning of your end step, Betor and Astarion trigger.
- 2Resolve the Betor trigger, causing each opponent to half their life total, rounded up.
- 3Resolve the Astarion trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn.
Betor, Kin to All + Archfiend of Despair
- 1At the beginning of your end step, Betor and Archfiend of Despair trigger.
- 2Resolve the Betor trigger, causing each opponent to half their life total, rounded up.
- 3Resolve the Archfiend of Despair trigger, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn.
Betor, Kin to All + Warlock Class
- 1At the beginning of your end step, Betor and Warlock Class trigger.
- 2Resolve the Betor trigger, causing each opponent to half their life total, rounded up.
- 3Resolve the Warlock Class trigger, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn.
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