Bridge from Below — ruling 1

While Bridge from Below is on the battlefield, it has no effect. It does something only if it's in a graveyard. Yes, this is a bit weird.

Bridge from Below — ruling 2

Neither ability cares who controlled the creature that died, only which graveyard it was put into. This means that if an opponent controls a creature you own, its death causes Bridge from Below's first ability to trigger, not its second.

Bridge from Below — ruling 3

If Bridge from Below isn't in your graveyard immediately before a creature dies, its abilities won't trigger at all. If Bridge from Below isn't still in your graveyard as its first ability resolves, you won't create a token.

Bridge from Below — ruling 4

If a nontoken creature you control and a creature an opponent controls die at the same time, you choose the order in which Bridge from Below's triggered abilities resolve. You can create a token before you exile Bridge from Below.

Bridge from Below : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Bridge from Below 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

Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, if this card is in your graveyard, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. When a creature is put into an opponent's graveyard from the battlefield, if this card is in your graveyard, exile this card.

How it works : Bridge from Below

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1December 7, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
While Bridge from Below is on the battlefield, it has no effect. It does something only if it's in a graveyard. Yes, this is a bit weird.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2December 7, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
Neither ability cares who controlled the creature that died, only which graveyard it was put into. This means that if an opponent controls a creature you own, its death causes Bridge from Below's first ability to trigger, not its second.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3December 7, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
If Bridge from Below isn't in your graveyard immediately before a creature dies, its abilities won't trigger at all. If Bridge from Below isn't still in your graveyard as its first ability resolves, you won't create a token.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4December 7, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
If a nontoken creature you control and a creature an opponent controls die at the same time, you choose the order in which Bridge from Below's triggered abilities resolve. You can create a token before you exile Bridge from Below.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

#1
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Bridge from Below + Blood Artist
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
2When the creature dies, Blood Artist, Bridge from Below and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
3Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
4Resolve the Bridge from Below ability, creating a 2/2 Zombie 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, Blood Artist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life

#1
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Bridge from Below + Blood Artist
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
2When the creature dies, Blood Artist, Bridge from Below and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
3Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
4Resolve the Bridge from Below ability, creating a 2/2 Zombie 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, Blood Artist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life

#2
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Zulaport Cutthroat + Bridge from Below
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
2When the creature dies, Zulaport Cutthroat, Bridge from Below and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
3Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
4Resolve the Bridge from Below ability, creating a 2/2 Zombie 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, Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life

Interactions with other cards

These cards' text mentions Bridge from Below.

Corpseweaver Prodigy

Deathtouch If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. Infusion — At the beginning of your second main phase, if you gained life this turn, conjure a card named Bridge from Below into your graveyard.