Council of Reeds 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
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to creatures you control. At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast a noncreature spell this turn, create a token that's a copy of Council of Reeds.
How it works : Council of Reeds
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Prismari, the Inspiration + Inspired Skypainter // Maestro's Gift + Council of Reeds
Near-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokens with haste
- 1Cast a copy of Maestro's Gift by paying
, targeting Inspired Skypainter. - 2Maestro's Gift's storm ability triggers, copying it for each spell cast before it this turn. Choose to have each copy target Prismari.
- 3Resolve the first copy of Maestro's Gift targeting Prismari, creating a token copy of Prismari with haste.
- 4Repeat step 3 for each remaining copy of Maestro's Gift that targets Prismari.
- 5Resolve the final copy of Maestro's Gift, creating a token copy of Inspired Skypainter with haste. It'll enter prepared due to its static effect.
- 6Cast a copy of Maestro's Gift by paying , targeting Inspired Skypainter.
- 7Maestro's Gift will have a storm ability for each Prismari you control, and each storm ability will trigger.
- 8Resolve the first storm trigger, copying Maestro's Gift for each spell cast before it this turn. Choose to have each copy target Prismari.
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#2
Magistrate's Scepter + Mirage Mirror + Council of Reeds
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Activate Mirage Mirror by paying
, causing it to become a copy of the Spacecraft until end of turn - 2Activate Mirage Mirror by tapping a creature with power 3 or greater, putting at least three charge counters on it.
- 3During your next turn, activate Mirage Mirror twice by paying
, with the first ability targeting the Spacecraft and the second ability targeting Magistrate's Scepter. - 4Resolve the first ability, causing Mirage Mirror to become a copy of Magistrate's Scepter until end of turn.
- 5Holding priority, activate Mirage Mirror's second ability by tapping it and removing three charge counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 6Resolve the second Mirage Mirror ability from step 3, causing it to become a copy of the Spacecraft until end of turn.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
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#3
Breath of Fury + Frostcliff Siege + Council of Reeds
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite combat damageInfinite combat phases
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Council of Reeds triggers, creating a creature token.
- 2Deal combat damage using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached. Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice the creature it is attached to, then attach Breath of Fury to the creature token, then causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 3Repeat each combat phase.
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#4
Breath of Fury + The Fire Crystal + Council of Reeds
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite combat damageInfinite combat phases
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Council of Reeds triggers, creating a creature token.
- 2Deal combat damage using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached. Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice the creature it is attached to, then attach Breath of Fury to the creature token, then causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 3Repeat each combat phase.
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#5
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest + Rite of Replication + Council of Reeds
Cast a subset of spells in your libraryNear-infinite damage
- 1Cast Rite of Replication with kicker by paying
, creating five token copies of Dragonhawk. - 2When the Dragonhawk tokens enter the battlefield, they each trigger.
- 3Resolve the first trigger, exiling a number of cards from the top of your library with the ability to play them until your next end step.
- 4Repeat step 3 for each remaining trigger.
- 5At the beginning of your end step, each Dragonhawk token triggers, dealing 2 damage to each opponent for each card exiled by the Dragonhawk tokens that were not played.
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#6
Krark, the Thumbless + Relic of Legends + Council of Reeds
Infinite colored manaInfinite copies of creatures you controlInfinite copies of instant or sorcery spells you castInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate Relic of Legends's second ability by tapping an untapped legendary creature you control, adding one mana.
- 2Repeat until there are no more available creatures to tap.
- 3Cast the first creature-copying spell, targeting Krark.
- 4When you cast it, Krark and any additional copies of Krark trigger.
- 5Resolve all Krark triggers, copying that spell for each flip you won, and returning that spell to your hand as long as you lost at least one flip.
- 6Resolve each copy of that spell, creating a token copy of Krark each time.
- 7If that spell is back in your hand, repeat from step 1.
- 8If you won every flip, instead resolve the spell itself, creating one more Krark token and putting the spell into your graveyard.
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#7
Volrath, the Shapestealer + Marwyn, the Nurturer + Gilder Bairn + Council of Reeds
Infinite green manaInfinite proliferate for permanents
- 1Activate Volrath by paying
, causing Volrath to become a copy of Marwyn until your next turn. - 2Activate Volrath by tapping it, adding at least seven
. - 3Activate Volrath by paying , causing Volrath to become a copy of Glider Bairn until end of turn.
- 4Activate Volrath by paying
and untapping it, proliferating all the counters on target permanent. - 5Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Breath of Fury + Anger + Council of Reeds
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite combat damageInfinite combat phases
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Council of Reeds triggers, creating a creature token.
- 2Deal combat damage using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached. Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice the creature it is attached to, then attach Breath of Fury to the creature token, then causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 3Repeat each combat phase.
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Legal formats
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