Brine Elemental 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
Morph(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, each opponent skips their next untap step.
How it works : Brine Elemental
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Skipping your "next" untap step is cumulative. If a player turns two Brine Elementals face up on the same turn, that player's opponents will each skip their next two untap steps.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect says that something doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step, that effect applies to the next untap step that isn't skipped.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Brine Elemental + Vesuvan Shapeshifter
- 1Turn Vesuvan Shapeshifter face-up for
. - 2As it turns face up, have it copy Brine Elemental, triggering Brine Elemental's face-up ability.
- 3Resolve the ability; each opponent skips their next untap step.
- 4Pass the turn; on your upkeep, turn Vesuvan Shapeshifter face down.
- 5Repeat infinitely.
Ixidor, Reality Sculptor + Brine Elemental + Isochron Scepter + Backslide
- 1Activate Isochron Scepter by paying
and tapping it, casting a copy of Backslide without paying its mana cost. - 2Resolve Backslide, turning Brine Elemental face down.
- 3Activate Ixidor by paying , turning Brine Elemental face up.
- 4Brine Elemental triggers, causing each opponent to skip their next untap step.
- 5Repeat during each of your turns.
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