Champion of Lambholt 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
Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block creatures you control. Whenever another creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
How it works : Champion of Lambholt
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Champion of Lambholt's first ability applies even if it isn't attacking.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The comparison of power is done only when blockers are declared. Decreasing the power of a blocking creature (or increasing the power of Champion of Lambholt) after this point won't cause any creature to stop blocking or become unblocked.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Champion of Lambholt + Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
- 2The creature enters the battlefield, triggering Champion of Lambholt, putting a +1/+1 counter on Champion of Lambholt.
- 3Animation Module triggers.
- 4Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the token, adding
.
- 5Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Intruder Alarm + Champion of Lambholt
- 1Activate Xavier Sal by tapping it and removing a counter from a permanent you control, creating a copy of a creature token you control.
- 2When the creature token enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm and Champion of Lambholt trigger.
- 3Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
- 4Resolve the Champion of Lambholt trigger, putting a counter on it.
- 5Repeat.
Champion of Lambholt + Animation Module + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
- 2The creature enters the battlefield, triggering Champion of Lambholt, putting a +1/+1 counter on Champion of Lambholt.
- 3Animation Module triggers.
- 4Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the token, adding
.
- 5Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
Champion of Lambholt + Animation Module + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- 1Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
- 2The creature enters the battlefield, triggering Champion of Lambholt, putting a +1/+1 counter on Champion of Lambholt.
- 3Animation Module triggers.
- 4Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the token, adding
.
- 5Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
Legal formats
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