Circling Vultures 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
Flying You may discard this card any time you could cast an instant. At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you exile the top creature card of your graveyard.
How it works : Circling Vultures
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The "top" card of your graveyard is the card that was put there most recently.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Players may not rearrange the cards in their graveyards. This is a little-known rule because new cards that care about graveyard order haven't been printed in years.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect or rule puts two or more cards into the same graveyard at the same time, the owner of those cards may arrange them in any order.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
The last thing that happens to a resolving instant or sorcery spell is that it's put into its owner's graveyard. —Example: You cast Wrath of God. All creatures on the battlefield are destroyed. You arrange all the cards put into your graveyard this way in any order you want. The other players in the game do the same to the cards that are put into their graveyards. Then you put Wrath of God into your graveyard, on top of the other cards.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Say you're the owner of both a permanent and an Aura that's attached to it. If both the permanent and the Aura are destroyed at the same time (by Akroma's Vengeance, for example), you decide the order they're put into your graveyard. If just the enchanted permanent is destroyed, it's put into your graveyard first. Then, after state-based actions are checked, the Aura (which is no longer attached to anything) is put into your graveyard on top of it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
When the ability resolves, you choose whether to sacrifice the creature or perform the other action. If you can't perform the other action, then you must sacrifice the creature.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
If the creature is no longer on the battlefield when the ability resolves, you may still perform the action if you want.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
Circling Vultures's discard ability is a static ability, not an activated ability. Although it acts like an activated ability that says "Discard Circling Vultures: Nothing happens," it is not one and cards like Pithing Needle or Abeyance won't prevent you from being able to discard it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Circling Vultures.
- 4When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Yahenni ability.
- 6Repeat.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3Activate Spawning Pit by sacrificing Circling Vultures.
- 4When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Spawning Pit ability
- 6Repeat.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Circling Vultures.
- 4When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 6Repeat.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3When Circling Vultures enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
- 4Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Circling Vultures.
- 5When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Resolve the Blasting Station ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 7Repeat.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Circling Vultures.
- 4When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Repeat.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Circling Vultures, adding
. - 4When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3Activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Circling Vultures.
- 4When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Hammerhead ability
- 6Repeat.
Disa the Restless + Enduring Renewal + Circling Vultures + Ashes of the Fallen
- 1Discard Circling Vultures from your hand using its static ability.
- 2Because Circling Vultures is a Lhurgoyf due to Ashes of the Fallen, Disa the Restless's first ability triggers, putting Circling Vultures from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
- 3Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Circling Vultures.
- 4When Circling Vultures dies, Enduring Renewal triggers, returning Circling Vultures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Phantom Train ability
- 6Repeat.
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