Day of the Dragons 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 this enchantment enters, exile all creatures you control. Then create that many 5/5 red Dragon creature tokens with flying. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all Dragons you control. Then return the exiled cards to the battlefield under your control.
How it works : Day of the Dragons
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Auras attached to the exiled creatures will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creatures will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creatures will cease to exist.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Token creatures will count to determine how many Dragon tokens you create, but they won’t be returned to the battlefield when Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield.
Card named in this ruling
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield before its first ability has resolved, its second ability will trigger and you’ll sacrifice any Dragons you already control. Then its first ability will resolve and exile your creatures forever, leaving you with that many Dragon tokens.
Card named in this ruling
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
All of the nontoken creatures you exiled return to the battlefield when Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield, even if some or all of the Dragon tokens had already left the battlefield.
Card named in this ruling
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Opalescence + Day of the Dragons
Draw the gameInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying
. - 2Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, triggering itself, exiling itself and all other creatures you control and creating a 5/5 Dragon creature token for each creature exiled.
- 3When Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield, it triggers itself, causing you to sacrifice all Dragons you control and return Day of the Dragons and the other exiled cards to the battlefield.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
- 5Note that this is a mandatory loop that will end the game in a draw unless you have a way to end it or to use it for a game-winning effect.
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#2
Day of the Dragons + Starfield of Nyx
Draw the gameInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying .
- 2Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, triggering itself, exiling itself and all other creatures you control and creating a 5/5 Dragon creature token for each creature exiled.
- 3When Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield, it triggers itself, causing you to sacrifice all Dragons you control and return Day of the Dragons and the other exiled cards to the battlefield.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
- 5Note that this is a mandatory loop that will end the game in a draw unless you have a way to end it or to use it for a game-winning effect.
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#3
Day of the Dragons + Demon of Fate's Design + Enchanted Evening + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying 7 life due to Demon of Fate's Design.
- 2When Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Day of the Dragons trigger, exiling all creatures you control and creating that many 5/5 Dragon creature tokens.
- 5When the Dragon(s) enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times.
- 6Resolve all but one Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the final Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Day of the Dragons to your hand from the battlefield.
- 8When Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice all Dragons you control and return all cards exiled with Day of the Dragons to the battlefield.
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#4
Day of the Dragons + Demon of Fate's Design + Enchanted Evening + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying 7 life due to Demon of Fate's Design.
- 2When Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Day of the Dragons trigger, exiling all creatures you control and creating that many 5/5 Dragon creature tokens.
- 5When the Dragon(s) enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times.
- 6Resolve all but one Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the final Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Day of the Dragons to your hand from the battlefield.
- 8When Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice all Dragons you control and return all cards exiled with Day of the Dragons to the battlefield.
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#5
Day of the Dragons + Demon of Fate's Design + Enchanted Evening + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying 7 life due to Demon of Fate's Design.
- 2When Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Day of the Dragons trigger, exiling all creatures you control and creating that many 5/5 Dragon creature tokens.
- 5When the Dragon(s) enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times.
- 6Resolve all but one Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the final Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Day of the Dragons to your hand from the battlefield.
- 8When Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice all Dragons you control and return all cards exiled with Day of the Dragons to the battlefield.
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#6
Day of the Dragons + Demon of Fate's Design + Enchanted Evening + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying 7 life due to Demon of Fate's Design.
- 2When Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Day of the Dragons trigger, exiling all creatures you control and creating that many 5/5 Dragon creature tokens.
- 5When the Dragon(s) enter the battlefield, Ajani's Welcome and Cloudstone Curio trigger that many times.
- 6Resolve all Ajani's Welcome triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each Dragon that entered the battlefield.
- 7Resolve all but one Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 8Resolve the final Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Day of the Dragons to your hand from the battlefield.
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#7
Day of the Dragons + Demon of Fate's Design + Enchanted Evening + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying 7 life due to Demon of Fate's Design.
- 2When Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Day of the Dragons trigger, exiling all creatures you control and creating that many 5/5 Dragon creature tokens.
- 5When the Dragon(s) enter the battlefield, Angelic Chorus and Cloudstone Curio trigger that many times.
- 6Resolve all Angelic Chorus triggers, causing you to gain 5 life for each Dragon that entered the battlefield.
- 7Resolve all but one Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 8Resolve the final Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Day of the Dragons to your hand from the battlefield.
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#8
Day of the Dragons + Demon of Fate's Design + Enchanted Evening + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Day of the Dragons by paying 7 life due to Demon of Fate's Design.
- 2When Day of the Dragons enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Day of the Dragons trigger, exiling all creatures you control and creating that many 5/5 Dragon creature tokens.
- 5When the Dragon(s) enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times.
- 6Resolve all but one Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the final Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Day of the Dragons to your hand from the battlefield.
- 8When Day of the Dragons leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice all Dragons you control and return all cards exiled with Day of the Dragons to the battlefield.
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