Canker Abomination 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
As this creature enters, choose an opponent. This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it for each creature that player controls.
How it works : Canker Abomination
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You choose an opponent while Canker Abomination is entering the battlefield. No player may take actions between the time you choose the opponent and the time Canker Abomination gets -1/-1 counters.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Canker Abomination by paying
. - 2When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 3Canker Abomination dies as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
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#2
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Canker Abomination, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When Canker Abomination dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 4If the opponent had seven or more creatures, Canker Abomination will die as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness. If this occurs, repeat steps 2 through 4 infinitely.
- 5Otherwise, repeat from step 1.
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#3
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Canker Abomination.
- 2When Canker Abomination dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 4If the opponent had seven or more creatures, Canker Abomination will die as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness. If this occurs, repeat steps 2 through 4 infinitely.
- 5Otherwise, resolve the Viscera Seer ability, and repeat from step 1.
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#4
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Canker Abomination, adding
. - 2When Canker Abomination dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 4If the opponent had seven or more creatures, Canker Abomination will die as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness. If this occurs, repeat steps 2 through 4 infinitely.
- 5Otherwise, repeat from step 1.
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#5
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination + Carrion Feeder
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Canker Abomination.
- 2When Canker Abomination dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 4If the opponent had seven or more creatures, Canker Abomination will die as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness. If this occurs, repeat steps 2 through 4 infinitely.
- 5Otherwise, resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, and repeat from step 1.
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#6
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination + Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Canker Abomination.
- 2When Canker Abomination dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 4If the opponent had seven or more creatures, Canker Abomination will die as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness. If this occurs, repeat steps 2 through 4 infinitely.
- 5Otherwise, resolve the Yahenni ability, and repeat from step 1.
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#7
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination + Altar of Dementia
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Canker Abomination.
- 2When Canker Abomination dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 4If the opponent had seven or more creatures, Canker Abomination will die as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness. If this occurs, repeat steps 2 through 4 infinitely.
- 5Otherwise, resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, and repeat from step 1.
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#8
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Canker Abomination + Woe Strider
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Canker Abomination.
- 2When Canker Abomination dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3When Canker Abomination enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a number of -1/-1 counters on it equal to the number of creatures an opponent controls.
- 4If the opponent had seven or more creatures, Canker Abomination will die as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness. If this occurs, repeat steps 2 through 4 infinitely.
- 5Otherwise, resolve the Woe Strider ability, and repeat from step 1.
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Legal formats
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