Cruel Celebrant 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
Whenever this creature or another creature or planeswalker you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
How it works : Cruel Celebrant
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If Cruel Celebrant dies at the same time as one or more other creatures and/or planeswalkers you control, its ability triggers for each of them.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If a planeswalker that's also a creature dies, Cruel Celebrant's ability triggers only once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cruel Celebrant's ability causes the opposing team to lose 2 life and you gain 1 life.
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
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Cruel Celebrant + Reassembling Skeleton
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- 2When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Cruel Celebrant and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cruel Celebrant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
. - 7Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying , returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
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#2
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Cruel Celebrant + Pawn of Ulamog
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Cruel Celebrant, Pawn of Ulamog and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cruel Celebrant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog ability, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Cruel Celebrant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
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#3
Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Cruel Celebrant
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Cruel Celebrant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 5Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- 6Repeat.
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Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Cruel Celebrant + Sifter of Skulls
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Cruel Celebrant, Sifter of Skulls and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cruel Celebrant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Sifter of Skulls ability, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Cruel Celebrant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life
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#5
Edgar Markov + Oathsworn Vampire + Warren Soultrader + Cruel Celebrant
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Cast Oathsworn Vampire either from your hand or graveyard by paying .
- 2Edgar triggers, creating a 1/1 Vampire creature token.
- 3Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire.
- 4When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Cruel Celebrant triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Repeat steps 3 through 5 once, sacrificing the Vampire token instead.
- 7Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 8Repeat.
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#6
Junji, the Midnight Sky + Viscera Seer + Cruel Celebrant + Karmic Guide
Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 2When Karmic Guide dies, Cruel Celebrant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 4Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Junji.
- 5When Junji dies, it and Cruel Celebrant trigger.
- 6Resolve the Cruel Celebrant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 7Resolve the Junji trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to lose 2 life.
- 8When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Junji from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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#7
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Cruel Celebrant + Bloodsoaked Champion
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
- 2When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Cruel Celebrant and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cruel Celebrant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 7Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying , returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
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Junji, the Midnight Sky + Ashnod's Altar + Cruel Celebrant + Karmic Guide
Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 2When Karmic Guide dies, Cruel Celebrant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Junji.
- 4When Junji dies, it and Cruel Celebrant trigger.
- 5Resolve the Cruel Celebrant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 6Resolve the Junji trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to lose 2 life.
- 7When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Junji from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawldueltlr
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