City of Traitors 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
When you play another land, sacrifice this land.: Add
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How it works : City of Traitors
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
City of Traitors does not trigger on lands that are put onto the battlefield without playing them.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
City of Traitors does not trigger on itself being played.
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
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Silvanus's Invoker + City of Traitors
Infinite colorless manaInfinite power and toughness for most creatures you control until end of turnInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
- 1Activate City of Traitors by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Silvanus's Invoker by paying
, untapping City of Traitors and causing it to become an 8/8 Elemental with trample and haste in addition to its other types until end of turn. - 3Repeat.
- 4Once you have infinite mana, you may tap and untap any other land(s) you control, and if you control lands that can produce
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, use the mana to activate Agatha of the Vile Cauldron's ability.
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#2
Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Toph, the First Metalbender + Staff of Domination
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Cast Staff of Domination by paying
. - 2Toph, Hardheaded Teacher triggers, earthbending City of Traitors.
- 3Cast Marvin by paying
. - 4Toph, Hardheaded Teacher triggers, earthbending Staff of Domination.
- 5At the beginning of your end step, Toph, the First Metalbender triggers, earthbending Marvin, thus giving it haste.
- 6Activate Marvin using City of Traitors's ability by tapping it, adding
- 7Activate Marvin using Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping Marvin.
- 8Repeat from step 6.
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#3
Staff of Domination + Nyxbloom Ancient + Portent Tracker + City of Traitors
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate City of Traitors by tapping it, adding six due to Nyxbloom Ancient.
- 2Activate Portent Tracker by tapping it, untapping City of Traitors
- 3Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying and tapping it, untapping Portent Tracker.
- 4Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Staff of Domination + Nyxbloom Ancient + Voyaging Satyr + City of Traitors
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate City of Traitors by tapping it, adding six due to Nyxbloom Ancient.
- 2Activate Voyaging Satyr by tapping it, untapping City of Traitors
- 3Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying and tapping it, untapping Voyaging Satyr.
- 4Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Staff of Domination + Nyxbloom Ancient + Ioreth of the Healing House + City of Traitors
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate City of Traitors by tapping it, adding six due to Nyxbloom Ancient.
- 2Activate Ioreth of the Healing House by tapping it, untapping City of Traitors
- 3Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying and tapping it, untapping Ioreth of the Healing House.
- 4Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Staff of Domination + Nyxbloom Ancient + Stone-Seeder Hierophant + City of Traitors
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate City of Traitors by tapping it, adding six due to Nyxbloom Ancient.
- 2Activate Stone-Seeder Hierophant by tapping it, untapping City of Traitors
- 3Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying and tapping it, untapping Stone-Seeder Hierophant.
- 4Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Staff of Domination + Nyxbloom Ancient + Kiora's Follower + City of Traitors
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate City of Traitors by tapping it, adding six due to Nyxbloom Ancient.
- 2Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, untapping City of Traitors
- 3Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying and tapping it, untapping Kiora's Follower.
- 4Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 5Repeat.
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#8
Staff of Domination + Nyxbloom Ancient + Krosan Restorer + City of Traitors
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate City of Traitors by tapping it, adding six due to Nyxbloom Ancient.
- 2Activate Krosan Restorer by tapping it, untapping City of Traitors
- 3Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying and tapping it, untapping Krosan Restorer.
- 4Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredhtlr
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