Changeling Berserker 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
Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Haste Champion a creature (When this enters, sacrifice it unless you exile another creature you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.)
Complete guide
Changeling Berserker is a versatile Shapeshifter that packs a punch with Haste and a unique keyword called Champion. By temporarily exiling one of your own creatures, you can protect a key piece or re-trigger powerful entry effects later in the game.
What It Does
Changeling Berserker has two main components: its Changeling identity and the Champion mechanic. Changeling means it is every creature type at all times, including in your hand and library. Champion a creature is a triggered ability that requires you to exile another creature you control when the Berserker enters the battlefield, with the promise of returning that creature if the Berserker leaves.
How It Resolves Step by Step
When Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, its Champion ability goes on the stack. As it resolves, you choose another creature you control to exile; if you don't, you must sacrifice the Berserker. Later, when the Berserker leaves the battlefield for any reason, a second triggered ability occurs, returning the exiled card to the battlefield immediately under its owner's control.
Common Mistakes
Players often forget that the Champion ability does not target, so you choose the creature to exile only as the ability resolves. Additionally, if Changeling Berserker is destroyed while its first ability is still on the stack, the 'leaves the battlefield' ability will trigger and resolve first, doing nothing. Then, the original Champion ability resolves, requiring you to exile a creature forever or sacrifice the already-gone Berserker.
When to Play It
Use Changeling Berserker to reset creatures with 'enters the battlefield' abilities or to save a creature from a board wipe. Because it has Haste, it provides immediate pressure, and because it is every creature type, it benefits from any tribal buffs you might have on the board, such as those provided by Goblins, Elves, or Dragons.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumYou have Solemn Simulacrum on the field. You cast Changeling Berserker and use its Champion ability to exile the Simulacrum. Later, when the Berserker is destroyed, the Simulacrum returns to the battlefield, allowing you to search for another basic land card immediately.
Roaming ThroneWith Roaming Throne on the battlefield naming 'Shapeshifter', Changeling Berserker's Champion ability triggers twice. You can exile two different creatures. When the Berserker leaves the battlefield, both creatures will return to play at the same time.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Changeling Berserker
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Molten Echoes + Changeling Berserker
- 1Cast Changeling Berserker by paying its mana cost.
- 2When Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, its champion ability and Molten Echoes triggers.
- 3Resolve the Molten Echoes trigger, creating a token copy of Changeling Berserker with haste.
- 4When the Changeling Berserker token enters the battlefiled, its champion ability triggers, exiling the nontoken Changeling Berserker until the token Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the champion ability from step 2, exiling the token Changeling Berserker.
- 6The token Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield, returning the nontoken Changeling Berserker from exile to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
Bladewing the Risen + Changeling Berserker + Terror of the Peaks
- 1Cast Changeling Berserker by paying
. - 2When Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, it and Terror of the Peaks trigger.
- 3Resolve the Changeling Berserker trigger, exiling Bladewing until Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Terror of the Peaks trigger, dealing damage to Changeling Berserker equal to Changeling Berserker's power.
- 5Changeling Berserker dies as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness.
- 6When Changeling Berserker dies, it triggers, returning Bladewing from exile to the battlefield.
- 7When Bladewing enters the battlefield, it and Terror of the Peaks trigger.
- 8Resolve the Terror of the Peaks trigger, dealing damage equal to Bladewing's power to any target.
Deathbellow War Cry + Changeling Hero + Changeling Berserker + Changeling Titan
- 1Cast Deathbellow War Cry by paying
, putting Changeling Berserker, Changeling Hero, and Changeling Titan onto the battlefield. - 2Changeling Hero, Changeling Titan, and Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield triggers.
- 3Resolve Changeling Hero triggers by championing Changeling Titan.
- 4Resolve Changeling Titan triggers, does nothing.
- 5Resolve Changeling Berserker triggers by championing Changeling Hero.
- 6Changeling Titan enters the battlefield triggers.
- 7Resolve Changeling Titan triggers, championing Changeling Berserker.
- 8Changeling Hero enters the battlefield triggers.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm + Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore + Changeling Berserker
- 1Cast Changeling Berserker by paying .
- 2Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, triggering its champion ability and Miirym.
- 3Resolve the Changeling Berserker trigger, championing Glasspool Mimic.
- 4Resolve the Miirym trigger, creating a copy of Changeling Berserker.
- 5The token Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, championing the nontoken Changeling Berserker.
- 6The nontoken Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield, returning Glasspool Mimic from exile to the battlefield as a copy of the Changeling Berserker token.
- 7Glasspool Mimic enters the battlefield, triggering its champion ability and Miirym.
- 8Resolve the Glasspool Mimic trigger, championing the token Changeling Berserker.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm + Phantasmal Image + Changeling Berserker
- 1Cast Changeling Berserker by paying .
- 2Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, triggering its champion ability and Miirym.
- 3Resolve the Changeling Berserker trigger, championing Phantasmal Image.
- 4Resolve the Miirym trigger, creating a copy of Changeling Berserker.
- 5The token Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, championing the nontoken Changeling Berserker.
- 6The nontoken Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield, returning Phantasmal Image from exile to the battlefield as a copy of the Changeling Berserker token.
- 7Phantasmal Image enters the battlefield, triggering its champion ability and Miirym.
- 8Resolve the Phantasmal Image trigger, championing the token Changeling Berserker.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm + Mirror Image + Changeling Berserker
- 1Cast Changeling Berserker by paying .
- 2Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, triggering its champion ability and Miirym.
- 3Resolve the Changeling Berserker trigger, championing Mirror Image.
- 4Resolve the Miirym trigger, creating a copy of Changeling Berserker.
- 5The token Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, championing the nontoken Changeling Berserker.
- 6The nontoken Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield, returning Mirror Image from exile to the battlefield as a copy of the Changeling Berserker token.
- 7Mirror Image enters the battlefield, triggering its champion ability and Miirym.
- 8Resolve the Mirror Image trigger, championing the token Changeling Berserker.
Bladewing the Risen + Changeling Berserker + Altar of Dementia
- 1Cast Bladewing either from your hand or from the command zone by paying
and commander tax, if applicable. - 2Bladewing enters the battlefield, returning Changeling Berserker from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, championing Bladewing.
- 4Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Changeling Berserker.
- 5Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield, returning Bladewing from exile to the battlefield.
- 6Repeat from step 2 an arbitrarily large number of times.
- 7Resolve all Altar of Dementia abilities, causing target player(s) to mill infinite cards.
Bladewing the Risen + Changeling Berserker + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Cast Bladewing either from your hand or from the command zone by paying and commander tax, if applicable.
- 2Bladewing enters the battlefield, returning Changeling Berserker from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3Changeling Berserker enters the battlefield, championing Bladewing.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Changeling Berserker, adding
. - 5Changeling Berserker leaves the battlefield, returning Bladewing from exile to the battlefield.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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