Diregraf Colossus 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
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each Zombie card in your graveyard. Whenever you cast a Zombie spell, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
How it works : Diregraf Colossus
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If Diregraf Colossus enters the battlefield from your graveyard, its first ability will count itself among the Zombie cards in your graveyard. Similarly, if it enters the battlefield at the same time as another Zombie card enters the battlefield from your graveyard, the ability will count that other Zombie.
Card named in this ruling
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Diregraf Colossus's last ability won't trigger when you cast it because it's not on the battlefield yet.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Relic of Legends + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Relic of Legends's last ability by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 2Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the zombie castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Relic of Legends's last ability by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 4Activate Havengul Lich by paying
, allowing you to cast the zombie castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn. - 5Cast that zombie spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 6When you cast that zombie or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 7Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature token, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 8Repeat.
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#2
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Paradise Mantle + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Grimgrin's ability from Paradise Mantle by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 2Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the zombie castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Grimgrin's ability from Paradise Mantle by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 4Activate Havengul Lich by paying , allowing you to cast the zombie castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn.
- 5Cast that zombie spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 6When you cast that zombie or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 7Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature token, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 8Repeat.
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#3
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Cryptolith Rite + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Grimgrin's ability from Cryptolith Rite by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 2Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the zombie castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Grimgrin's ability from Cryptolith Rite by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 4Activate Havengul Lich by paying , allowing you to cast the zombie castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn.
- 5Cast that zombie spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 6When you cast that zombie or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 7Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature token, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 8Repeat.
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#4
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Enduring Vitality + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Grimgrin's ability from Enduring Vitality by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 2Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the zombie castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Grimgrin's ability from Enduring Vitality by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 4Activate Havengul Lich by paying , allowing you to cast the zombie castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn.
- 5Cast that zombie spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 6When you cast that zombie or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 7Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature token, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 8Repeat.
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#5
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Honor-Worn Shaku + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Honor-Worn Shaku's first ability by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate Honor-Worn Shaku's last ability by tapping Grimgrin, untapping Honor-Worn Shaku.
- 3Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the zombie castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Activate Honor-Worn Shaku's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 5Activate Honor-Worn Shaku's last ability by tapping Grimgrin, untapping Honor-Worn Shaku.
- 6Activate Havengul Lich by paying , allowing you to cast the zombie castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn.
- 7Cast that zombie spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 8When you cast that zombie or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
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#6
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Song of Freyalise + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Grimgrin's ability from Song of Freyalise by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 2Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the zombie castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Grimgrin's ability from Song of Freyalise by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 4Activate Havengul Lich by paying , allowing you to cast the zombie castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn.
- 5Cast that zombie spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 6When you cast that zombie or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 7Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature token, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 8Repeat.
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#7
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Grimgrin's ability from Esika by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 2Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Grimgrin's ability from Esika by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 4Activate Havengul Lich by paying , allowing you to cast the creature castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn.
- 5Cast that creature spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 6When you cast that creature or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 7Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature token, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 8Repeat.
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#8
Havengul Lich + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Utopia Vow + Diregraf Colossus
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Grimgrin's ability from Utopia Vow by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 2Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the zombie castable for one mana, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Grimgrin's ability from Utopia Vow by tapping Grimgrin, adding one mana.
- 4Activate Havengul Lich by paying , allowing you to cast the zombie castable for one mana from your graveyard this turn.
- 5Cast that zombie spell from your graveyard by paying it mana cost.
- 6When you cast that zombie or when it enters, Diregraf Colossus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 7Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing the creature token, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 8Repeat.
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