Dai Li Agents 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
When this creature enters, earthbend 1, then earthbend 1. (To earthbend 1, target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.) Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them.
How it works : Dai Li Agents
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Earthbend doesn't give the land you control a color. As most lands are colorless, in most cases the resulting land creature will also be colorless.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the targeted land becomes an illegal target before the spell or ability that includes earthbend resolves, earthbend does nothing. If the spell or ability didn't have other targets, it won't resolve.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
The value of X is determined as Dai Li Agents's second ability resolves, not when it is put on the stack.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
You can target the same land or two different lands with the multiple instances of earthbend from Dai Li Agents.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
The land will retain any other types, subtypes, or supertypes it previously had. It will also retain any mana abilities it had as a result of those subtypes. For example, a Forest that's turned into a creature this way can still be tapped for
.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If a land was animated by earthbend and would go to any zone other than the graveyard or exile, it will not be returned to the battlefield by the delayed triggered ability created by earthbend.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
You may target a land that is already a creature, perhaps because of a previous earthbend ability. The land will get the +1/+1 counters, gain haste, and have its base power and toughness set to 0/0.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
"Earthbend N" means "Target land you control becomes a 0/0 land creature with haste in addition to its other types. Put N +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped under your control."
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Zuran Orb + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Zuran Orb by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Resolve the Zuran Orb ability.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Sylvan Safekeeper + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Sylvan Safekeeper by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
- 7Resolve all Sylvan Safekeeper abilities.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Phyrexian Altar + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Ashnod's Altar + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Viscera Seer + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Altar of Dementia + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Umbral Collar Zealot + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Carrion Feeder + Dai Li Agents
- 1Cast Dai Li Agents by paying its mana cost
- 2When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 3Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Dai Li Agents
- 4When Dai Li Agents dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- 5When Dai Li Agents enters, its earthbend ability triggers, causing it to earthbend itself as it is a Forest due to Ashaya.
- 6Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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