Deeproot Pilgrimage 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 one or more nontoken Merfolk you control become tapped, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof.
How it works : Deeproot Pilgrimage
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If more than one nontoken Merfolk you control becomes tapped at the same time (for example, to pay the cost of Adaptive Gemguard's activated ability), Deeproot Pilgrimage's ability will trigger only once.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Wanderwine Prophets + Deeproot Pilgrimage
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Declare Wanderwine Prophets as an attacker.
- 2Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Wanderwine Prophets.
- 4Wanderwine Prophets triggers, causing you to sacrifice the Merfolk token and take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Repeat each turn.
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#2
Intruder Alarm + Deeproot Pilgrimage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite untap of creaturesInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Activate the Merfolk by tapping it.
- 2Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 3When the Merfolk enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 4Resolve the Merfolk's tap ability.
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca + Deeproot Pilgrimage + Intruder Alarm
Infinite card drawInfinite creature tokensInfinite draw triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Kumena's first ability by tapping another nontoken Merfolk you control.
- 2Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 3When the Merfolk enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 4Resolve the Kumena ability, causing it to be unable to be blocked this turn.
- 5Repeat.
- 6You may activate Kumena's other abilities instead once you control enough Merfolks to do so, ensuring to tap at least one nontoken Merfolk each activation.
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#4
Deeproot Pilgrimage + Kiora's Follower + Forensic Researcher
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens
- 1Activate either of the creatures by tapping it, targeting the other creature.
- 2If the tapped creature was a Merfolk, Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 3Resolve the ability from step 1, untapping the targeted creature.
- 4Repeat.
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#5
Deeproot Pilgrimage + Kiora's Follower + Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens
- 1Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Glasspool Mimic.
- 2Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 3Resolve the Kiora's Follower ability, untapping Glasspool Mimic.
- 4Activate Glasspool Mimic by tapping it, targeting Kiora's Follower.
- 5Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 6Resolve the Glasspool Mimic ability, untapping Kiora's Follower.
- 7Repeat.
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#6
Mutavault + Deeproot Pilgrimage + Intruder Alarm
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Activate Mutavault's second ability by paying
, causing it to become a 2/2 creature with all creature types until end of turn. - 2Activate Mutavault's first ability by tapping it, adding
. - 3Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 4When the Merfolk enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#7
Deeproot Pilgrimage + Kiora's Follower + Spark Double
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens
- 1Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Spark Double.
- 2Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 3Resolve the Kiora's Follower ability, untapping Spark Double.
- 4Activate Spark Double by tapping it, targeting Kiora's Follower.
- 5Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 6Resolve the Spark Double ability, untapping Kiora's Follower.
- 7Repeat.
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#8
Deeproot Pilgrimage + Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore + Forensic Researcher
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens
- 1Activate Forensic Researcher by tapping it, targeting Glasspool Mimic.
- 2Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 3Resolve the Forensic Researcher ability, untapping Glasspool Mimic.
- 4Activate Glasspool Mimic by tapping it, targeting Forensic Researcher.
- 5Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- 6Resolve the Glasspool Mimic ability, untapping Forensic Researcher.
- 7Repeat.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawldueltlr
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