Bulwark Ox 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 this creature attacks while saddled, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Sacrifice this creature: Creatures you control with counters on them gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Saddle 1 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)
How it works : Bulwark Ox
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
“Saddle N” means “Tap any number of other untapped creatures you control with total power N or greater: This permanent becomes saddled until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.”
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
“Saddled” isn’t an ability that a creature has. It’s just something true about that creature. It won’t stop being saddled until the turn ends or it leaves the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Creatures with saddle can attack or block as normal even if they aren’t saddled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If a permanent becomes a copy of a saddled Mount, the copy won’t be saddled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
You may activate a permanent’s saddle ability even if that permanent is already saddled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
An ability that triggers when a creature “attacks while saddled” will trigger only if that creature was saddled when it was declared as an attacker.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Vizier of Remedies + Bulwark Ox
- 1Activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 2When Bulwark Ox dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Vizier of Remedies.
- 3Resolve the Bulwark Ox ability.
- 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Luminous Broodmoth + Bulwark Ox
- 1Activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 2When Bulwark Ox dies, Mikaeus triggers, returning Bulwark Ox from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Resolve the Bulwark Ox ability
- 4Activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 5When Bulwark Ox dies, Luminous Broodmoth triggers, returning Bulwark Ox from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Bulwark Ox ability
- 7Repeat
Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Metastatic Evangel + Cryptic Trilobite + Basking Broodscale
- 1Cast Bulwark Ox by paying its mana cost if it is in your hand. Otherwise, activate Tayam by paying
and removing three counters from creatures you control, causing you to mill three cards and return Bulwark Ox from your graveyard to the battlefield with a vigilance counter on it. - 2When Bulwark Ox enters the battlefield, Metastatic Evangel triggers, causing you to put a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite and Basking Broodscale and a vigilance counter on Bulwark Ox.
- 3Basking Broodscale triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token that enters with a vigilance counter on it.
- 4Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding
that can only be spent to activate abilities. - 5Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding .
- 6Activate Tayam by paying , removing both vigilance counters from Bulwark Ox and another counter from a creature you control.
- 7Holding priority, activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 8Resolve the Tayam ability, causing you to mill three cards and return Bulwark Ox from your graveyard to the battlefield with a vigilance counter on it.
Solemnity + Luminous Broodmoth + Bulwark Ox
- 1Activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 2When Bulwark Ox dies, Luminous Broodmoth triggers, returning Bulwark Ox from your graveyard to the battlefield without a flying counter on it due to Solemnity.
- 3Resolve the Bulwark Ox ability.
- 4Repeat.
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler + Yedora, Grave Gardener + Bulwark Ox
- 1Activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 2When Bulwark Ox dies, Yedora triggers, returning Bulwark Ox from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
- 3When Bulwark Ox enters the battlefield, Zimone triggers.
- 4Holding priority, activate Bulwark Ox by tapping it, adding
. - 5Resolve the Zimone trigger, turning Bulwark Ox face-up.
- 6Resolve the Bulwark Ox ability from step 1.
- 7Repeat.
Ratadrabik of Urborg + Leyline of Singularity + Bulwark Ox
- 1Activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 2When Bulwark Ox dies, Ratadrabik triggers, creating a token copy of Bulwark Ox that is a 2/2 legendary Zombie in addition to its other types.
- 3Resolve the Bulwark Ox ability.
- 4Repeat using the Bulwark Ox token
Kenrith, the Returned King + Earthcraft + Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Bulwark Ox
- 1Activate a basic Swamp by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate Kenrith's fifth ability by paying due to Agatha, returning Bulwark Ox from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3Activate Earthcraft by tapping Bulwark Ox, untapping the basic Swamp.
- 4Activate Bulwark Ox by sacrificing it.
- 5Repeat.
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