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Breya's ApprenticeHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Modern Horizons 2· June 18, 2021
Carte Magic Breya's Apprentice

Breya's Apprentice 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

When this creature enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose one — • Exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card. • Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

How it works : Breya's Apprentice

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    You can sacrifice any artifact, not just a Thopter.

    Card named in this ruling

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If you choose the first mode, you must still pay any costs and follow any timing restrictions to play the card.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    The exiled card is exiled face up.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Nim Deathmantle
+Ashnod's Altar
+Breya's Apprentice
#1

Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Breya's Apprentice

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Breya's Apprentice, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Breya's Apprentice dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Breya's Apprentice from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3When Breya's Apprentice enters, it triggers, creating a creature token.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Nim Deathmantle
+Krark-Clan Ironworks
+Breya's Apprentice
#2

Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Breya's Apprentice

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Breya's Apprentice, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2Breya's Apprentice dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Breya's Apprentice from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Breya's Apprentice enters the battlefield, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
  4. 4Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the Thopter, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Urza, Lord High Artificer
+Deadeye Navigator
+Breya's Apprentice
#3

Urza, Lord High Artificer + Deadeye Navigator + Breya's Apprentice

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite tapped artifact tokensInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Breya's Apprentice by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Breya's Apprentice enters the battlefield, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Breya's Apprentice
  4. 4Resolve the Breya's Apprentice trigger, creating an artifact token.
  5. 5Activate Urza's first ability twice by tapping Breya's Apprentice and another artifact, adding {U}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Vizier of Remedies
+Lesser Masticore
+Dross Scorpion
+Breya's Apprentice
#4

Vizier of Remedies + Lesser Masticore + Dross Scorpion + Breya's Apprentice

Exile your libraryInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Breya's Apprentice by tapping it and sacrificing Lesser Masticore.
  2. 2When Lesser Masticore dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Breya's Apprentice.
  4. 4Resolve the Lesser Masticore trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with no -1/-1 counters on it due to Vizier of Remedies.
  5. 5Resolve the Breya's Apprentice ability, either giving target creature +2/+0 until end of turn, or exiling the top card of your library with the ability to play it until the end of your next turn.
  6. 6Repeat.

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Legal formats

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