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Cabal InitiateHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Modern Horizons 2· June 18, 2021
Carte Magic Cabal Initiate

Cabal Initiate 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

Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. Threshold — This creature gets +1/+2 as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

How it works : Cabal Initiate

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.

Lich's Mastery
+Feast of Sanity
+Dread
+Cabal Initiate
#1

Lich's Mastery + Feast of Sanity + Dread + Cabal Initiate

Infinite damageInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
  1. 1Activate Cabal Initiate by discarding a card, ensuring to discard Dread if it's in your hand.
  2. 2Feast of Sanity triggers, and Dread triggers if it was discarded.
  3. 3Resolve the Dread trigger, shuffling it from your graveyard into your library.
  4. 4Resolve the Feast of Sanity trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. 5Lich's Mastery triggers, causing you to draw one card.
  6. 6Resolve the Cabal Initiate ability, causing it to gain lifelink until end of turn.
  7. 7Repeat.
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Legal formats

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