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Daxos the ReturnedHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Commander 2015· November 13, 2015
Carte Magic Daxos the Returned

Daxos the Returned 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 you cast an enchantment spell, you get an experience counter. {1}{W}{B}: Create a white and black Spirit enchantment creature token. It has "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of experience counters you have."

How it works : Daxos the Returned

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    The power and toughness of the tokens will change as the number of experience counters you have does.

    Card named in this ruling

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    The ability that defines the token’s power and toughness is part of the token’s copiable values. Copies of the token will also have that ability.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Putting an enchantment creature token onto the battlefield won’t cause Daxos’s first ability to trigger. On the other hand, constellation abilities trigger whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, so those abilities will trigger.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Experience counters are the second kind of counters a player can have, joining poison.

    Card named in this ruling

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    All experience counters are identical, no matter how you got them. For example, the last ability will count experience counters that you got from the first ability, from another ability, from proliferating, and so on.

    Card named in this ruling

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    Each game pack includes a card labeled “Experience” with the suggestion “Place your experience counters here.” This card isn’t required for play. It’s simply a convenient spot to put your experience counters, which can be represented with dice, glass beads, or other small items.

    Card named in this ruling

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Daxos the Returned
+Archon of Sun's Grace
+Phyrexian Altar
+Anointed Procession
#1

Daxos the Returned + Archon of Sun's Grace + Phyrexian Altar + Anointed Procession

Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Daxos by paying {1}{W}{B}, creating two */* Spirit enchantment creature tokens.
  2. 2The Spirits enter the battlefield, triggering Archon of Sun's Grace twice, creating four 2/2 Pegasus creature tokens.
  3. 3Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Spirits and/or Pegasus, adding {1}{W}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Daxos the Returned
+Archon of Sun's Grace
+Phyrexian Altar
+Mondrak, Glory Dominus
#2

Daxos the Returned + Archon of Sun's Grace + Phyrexian Altar + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Daxos by paying {1}{W}{B}, creating two */* Spirit enchantment creature tokens.
  2. 2The Spirits enter the battlefield, triggering Archon of Sun's Grace twice, creating four 2/2 Pegasus creature tokens.
  3. 3Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Spirits and/or Pegasus, adding {1}{W}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Daxos the Returned
+Archon of Sun's Grace
+Phyrexian Altar
+Pitiless Plunderer
#3

Daxos the Returned + Archon of Sun's Grace + Phyrexian Altar + Pitiless Plunderer

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Activate Daxos by paying {1}{W}{B}, creating a */* Spirit enchantment creature token.
  2. 2The Spirit enters the battlefield, triggering Archon of Sun's Grace, creating a 2/2 Pegasus creature token.
  3. 3Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the Spirit and Pegasus, adding {W}{B}.
  4. 4The Spirit and Pegasus die, triggering Pitiless Plunderer twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Daxos the Returned
+Mana Echoes
+Chromatic Orrery
#4

Daxos the Returned + Mana Echoes + Chromatic Orrery

Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Daxos by paying {3}, creating a Spirit enchantment creature token with power and toughness equal to the number of experience counters you have.
  2. 2The Spirit entering the battlefield triggers Mana Echoes, adding at least {3}.
  3. 3Repeat.
Daxos the Returned
+Archon of Sun's Grace
+Ashnod's Altar
+Chromatic Orrery
#5

Daxos the Returned + Archon of Sun's Grace + Ashnod's Altar + Chromatic Orrery

Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Daxos by paying {3}, creating a */* Spirit enchantment creature token.
  2. 2When the Spirit enters the battlefield, Archon of Sun's Grace triggers, creating a 2/2 Pegasus creature token.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Pegasus and Spirit, adding {4}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Daxos the Returned
+Mana Echoes
+Mycosynth Lattice
#6

Daxos the Returned + Mana Echoes + Mycosynth Lattice

Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Daxos by paying {3}, creating a Spirit enchantment creature token with power and toughness equal to the number of experience counters you have.
  2. 2The Spirit entering the battlefield triggers Mana Echoes, adding at least {3}.
  3. 3Repeat.
Daxos the Returned
+Archon of Sun's Grace
+Ashnod's Altar
+Mycosynth Lattice
#7

Daxos the Returned + Archon of Sun's Grace + Ashnod's Altar + Mycosynth Lattice

Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Daxos by paying {3}, creating a */* Spirit enchantment creature token.
  2. 2When the Spirit enters the battlefield, Archon of Sun's Grace triggers, creating a 2/2 Pegasus creature token.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Pegasus and Spirit, adding {4}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Lotus Ring
+Puresteel Paladin
+Daxos the Returned
+Thousand-Year Elixir
#8

Lotus Ring + Puresteel Paladin + Daxos the Returned + Thousand-Year Elixir

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Daxos the Returned by paying {1}{W}{B}, creating a */* Spirit creature token.
  2. 2Activate Lotus Ring's equip ability by paying {0} due to Puresteel Paladin, attaching it to the Spirit.
  3. 3Activate the Spirit by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}{W}{W} or {B}{B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.

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