Deadpool, Trading Card 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
As Deadpool enters, you may exchange his text box and another creature's. At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life., Sacrifice this creature: Each other player draws a card.
Complete guide
Get ready for some fourth-wall-breaking chaos with Deadpool, Trading Card! This legendary Mutant Mercenary Hero doesn't just fight; he literally swaps his identity with others on the battlefield. Whether you want to steal a powerful effect or offload his painful upkeep, Deadpool ensures every game is unpredictable.
The Art of the Swap
Deadpool, Trading Card features a unique 'as enters' replacement effect that allows you to exchange his text box with another creature's. This happens right as he hits the table, meaning it doesn't use the stack and cannot be responded to once the spell starts resolving. If you choose to exchange, Deadpool loses his original abilities—the upkeep life loss and the sacrifice draw—and gains whatever was written on the other creature. Simultaneously, that other creature now has Deadpool's text box.
Life, Loss, and Looting
If you don't exchange his text, you must deal with Deadpool's natural abilities. At the start of your upkeep, you lose 3 life. This is a triggered ability that goes on the stack. Additionally, he has an activated ability: by paying three mana and sacrificing him, each other player draws a card. This is rarely a benefit for you, making the text box swap your primary goal to avoid these downsides.
Mastering the Exchange
A common mistake is thinking the swap is temporary. This exchange lasts as long as both permanents remain on the battlefield. If Deadpool leaves the battlefield and returns, he returns as a new object with his original text box. Also, remember that 'as enters' effects like Roaming Throne's type selection or Deadpool's swap itself don't trigger—they are static choices made during resolution.
Strategic Deployment
You should play Deadpool when your opponent has a creature with powerful static or triggered abilities that you want to control. By swapping, you effectively 'silence' their threat by giving them Deadpool's life-loss upkeep, while you gain their utility. It is best used against creatures with high-value keywords or 'enters-the-battlefield' triggers you can utilize if you find a way to flicker him later.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumWhen Deadpool enters, you choose to exchange text boxes with Solemn Simulacrum. Deadpool now has the abilities to search for a land when he enters and draw a card when he dies. However, because Deadpool is already on the battlefield when the swap occurs, his new 'enters' ability does not trigger. Meanwhile, Solemn Simulacrum now forces its controller to lose 3 life during their upkeep.
Roaming ThroneYou play Deadpool and exchange his text with a Roaming Throne (which had chosen 'Mutant'). Deadpool now has the Ward {2} and the ability to double triggers of other Mutants. The Roaming Throne is now the creature that will cause its controller to lose 3 life at upkeep and has the ability to sacrifice itself to let others draw cards.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Deadpool, Trading Card
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Deadpool, Trading Card + Enduring Courage + Devoted Druid
- 1Cast Deadpool by paying
. As Deadpool enters, have its text box be swapped with Enduring Courage's text box. - 2Kill Deadpool by any method. When Deadpool dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a noncreature enchantment. As Deadpool enters, have its text box be swapped with Devoted Druid's text box.
- 3Activate Deadpool by tapping it, adding
. - 4Activate Deadpool by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Ruthless Technomancer + Deadpool, Trading Card
- 1Cast Ruthless Technomancer by paying .
- 2When Ruthless Technomancer enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to sacrifice Dargo and create seven Treasure artifact tokens.
- 3Choose to return Dargo to the command zone from your graveyard.
- 4Activate seven Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
- 5Cast Deadpool by paying , choosing to swap it and Ruthless Technomancer's text boxes as it enters the battlefield.
- 6When Deadpool enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to sacrifice Ruthless Technomancer and create two Treasure artifact tokens.
- 7Cast Dargo from the command zone by paying .
- 8Activate Deadpool by paying and sacrificing two Treasures, returning the nontoken Ruthless Technomancer from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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