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Brambleback BruteHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Lorwyn Eclipsed· January 23, 2026
Carte Magic Brambleback Brute

Brambleback Brute 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

This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it. {1}{R}, Remove a counter from this creature: Target creature can't block this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

How it works : Brambleback Brute

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Goblin Bombardment
+Brambleback Brute
#1

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Goblin Bombardment + Brambleback Brute

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
+Brambleback Brute
#2

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yahenni, Undying Partisan + Brambleback Brute

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Yahenni ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Carrion Feeder
+Brambleback Brute
#3

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder + Brambleback Brute

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Ashnod's Altar
+Brambleback Brute
#4

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar + Brambleback Brute

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Woe Strider
+Brambleback Brute
#5

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Woe Strider + Brambleback Brute

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Woe Strider ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Brambleback Brute
+Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
#6

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Brambleback Brute + Hammerhead, Maggia Boss

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Hammerhead ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Umbral Collar Zealot
+Brambleback Brute
#7

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Umbral Collar Zealot + Brambleback Brute

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Bartolomé del Presidio
+Brambleback Brute
#8

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Bartolomé del Presidio + Brambleback Brute

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Brambleback Brute.
  2. 2When Brambleback Brute dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderdueltlr
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