Determined Iteration 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
At the beginning of combat on your turn, populate. The token created this way gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
How it works : Determined Iteration
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you choose to copy a creature token that's a copy of another creature, the new creature token will copy the characteristics of whatever the original token is copying.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Populate doesn't target the creature token you're copying. You choose that creature token as you're taking the populate action. You can choose any creature token you control. If a spell or ability causes you to create a creature token and then instructs you to populate, you may choose to copy the token you just created, or you may choose to copy another creature token you control.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the new token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
The new token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, color, and so on.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Feldon of the Third Path + Combat Celebrant + Determined Iteration
- 1Activate Feldon by paying
and tapping it, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant with haste. - 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a token copy of the Combat Celebrant token with haste.
- 3Declare a Combat Celebrant token as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks.
- 4The token triggers, untapping all other creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Breath of Fury + Determined Iteration
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a creature token.
- 2Deal combat damage using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached. Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice the creature it is attached to, then attach Breath of Fury to the creature token, then causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 3Repeat each combat phase.
The Jolly Balloon Man + Combat Celebrant + Determined Iteration
- 1Activate The Jolly Balloon Man by paying
and tapping it, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant that is a 1/1 Balloon with flying and haste. - 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a copy of the Combat Celebrant token.
- 3Declare the Combat Celebrant token as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks. It triggers, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 4Repeat from step 2 each combat phase.
Mishra, Eminent One + Gonti's Aether Heart + Determined Iteration
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Mishra and Determined Iteration trigger.
- 2Resolve the Mishra trigger, creating a 4/4 artifact creature token copy of Gonti's Aether Heart named Mishra's Warform.
- 3When Mishra's Warform enters the battlefield, it and Gonti's Aether Heart trigger, causing you to get four
. - 4Resolve the Determined iteration trigger, creating a token copy of the Mishra's Warform token.
- 5When the copy of the Mishra's Warform token enters the battlefield, it, Mishra's Warform and Gonti's Aether Heart trigger, causing you to get six .
- 6Activate Mishra's Warform by paying eight and exiling it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 7Repeat each turn.
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki + Combat Celebrant + Determined Iteration
- 1Activate Reflection of KIki-Jiki by paying and tapping it, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant with haste.
- 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a token copy of the Combat Celebrant token with haste.
- 3Declare a Combat Celebrant token as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks.
- 4The token triggers, untapping all other creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Feldon of the Third Path + Bloodthirster + Determined Iteration
- 1Activate Feldon by paying and tapping it, creating a token copy of Bloodthirster with haste.
- 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a token copy of the Bloodthirster token.
- 3Deal combat damage with the Bloodthirster token created by Determined Iteration.
- 4The Bloodthirster token triggers, causing you to untap it and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Bloodthirster + Determined Iteration
- 1Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Bloodthirster with haste.
- 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a token copy of the Bloodthirster token.
- 3Deal combat damage with the Bloodthirster token created by Determined Iteration.
- 4The Bloodthirster token triggers, causing you to untap it and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Bloodthirster + Determined Iteration
- 1Activate Jaxis by paying , tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Bloodthirster with haste.
- 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a token copy of the Bloodthirster token.
- 3Deal combat damage with the Bloodthirster token created by Determined Iteration.
- 4The Bloodthirster token triggers, causing you to untap it and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
- 6At the beginning of your end step, each Bloodthirster token triggers, causing you to sacrifice them.
- 7When the tokens die, they each trigger, causing you to draw a card for each creature that dies this way.
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