Deceptive Frostkite 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
Flying You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control with power 4 or greater, except it's a Dragon in addition to its other types and it has flying.
How it works : Deceptive Frostkite
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Deceptive Frostkite copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else, with the listed exceptions (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn’t copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature has
in its mana cost, X is 0.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature is a token, Deceptive Frostkite copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created the token, with the listed exceptions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature is copying something else, then Deceptive Frostkite enters as whatever that creature copied, with the listed exceptions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Any enters abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Deceptive Frostkite enters. Any “as [this creature] enters” or “[this creature] enters with” abilities of the copied permanent will also work.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
You can choose not to have Deceptive Frostkite enter as a copy of another creature. If you do, it will just be a 1/1 Dragon with flying.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Bladewing the Risen + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Cast Deceptive Frostkite by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Bladewing.
- 2Put Bladewing into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Deceptive Frostkite's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning Bladewing from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4Put Bladewing into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 5Bladewing's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Repeat from step 4.
Wispweaver Angel + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Cast Deceptive Frostkite by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel
- 2When Deceptive Frostkite enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Wispweaver Angel.
- 3When Wispweaver Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Deceptive Frostkite. Choose to have Deceptive Frostkite enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Mirror-Mad Phantasm + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Activate Deceptive Frostkite by paying
, shuffling Deceptive Frostkite into your library and milling your entire library due to it not having a card named Mirror-Mad Phantasm in it.
Carnage, Crimson Chaos + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Cast Carnage by paying
. When it enters, it triggers, returning Deceptive Frostkite from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Carnage. - 2Put Deceptive Frostkite into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Deceptive Frostkite's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Carnage.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Muldrotha, the Gravetide + Lion's Eye Diamond + Animate Dead + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard using Muldrotha by paying
. - 2Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding three mana of any one color.
- 3Cast Deceptive Frostike by paying , causing it to enter with flying as a Dragon copy of Muldrotha.
- 4Put the original Muldrotha into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 5Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard using the new Muldrotha by paying .
- 6Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding three mana of any one color.
- 7Cast Animate Dead by paying .
- 8When Animate Dead enters, it triggers, returning Muldrotha from your graveyard to the battlefield with Animate Dead attached to it.
Muldrotha, the Gravetide + Lion's Eye Diamond + Dance of the Dead + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard using Muldrotha by paying .
- 2Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding three mana of any one color.
- 3Cast Deceptive Frostike by paying , causing it to enter with flying as a Dragon copy of Muldrotha.
- 4Put the original Muldrotha into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 5Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard using the new Muldrotha by paying .
- 6Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding three mana of any one color.
- 7Cast Dance of the Dead by paying .
- 8When Dance of the Dead enters, it triggers, returning Muldrotha from the graveyard to the battlefield tapped with Dance of the Dead attached to it.
Anticausal Vestige + Cloudstone Curio + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Cast Deceptive Frostkite by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Anticausal Vestige.
- 2When Deceptive Frostkite enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Anticausal Vestige from the battlefield to your hand.
- 3When Anticausal Vestige leaves the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to draw a card and and put Anticausal Vestige from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4When Anticausal Vestige enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Deceptive Frostkite from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5When Deceptive Frostkite leaves the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to draw a card and put Deceptive Frostkite from your hand onto the battlefield as a copy of Anticausal Vestige.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Karmic Guide + Deceptive Frostkite
- 1Cast Deceptive Frostkite by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
- 2Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
- 3Karmic Guide and Deceptive Frostkite's abilities trigger.
- 4Resolve the Deceptive Frostkite ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Deceptive Frostkite leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 5Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Put Deceptive Frostkite into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
- 7Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger.
- 8Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
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