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Disruptor of CurrentsHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Lorwyn Eclipsed· January 23, 2026
Carte Magic Disruptor of Currents

Disruptor of Currents 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

Flash Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) When this creature enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

How it works : Disruptor of Currents

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Zinnia, Valley's Voice
+Exalted Sunborn
+Disruptor of Currents
#1

Zinnia, Valley's Voice + Exalted Sunborn + Disruptor of Currents

Infinitely powerful creatureReturn all nonland permanents opponents control to their owner's handInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Exalted Sunborn for its warp cost by paying {1}{W} plus an additional {2} for its offspring cost.
  2. 2When Exalted Sunborn enters, its offspring ability triggers, creating two token copies of it that are 1/1.
  3. 3Cast Disruptor of Currents by paying at most {U}{U} and tapping the three Exalted Sunborns, plus an additional {2} at most for its offspring cost.
  4. 4When Disruptor of Currents enters, its innate ability and offspring ability trigger.
  5. 5Resolve the innate trigger, returning nothing to your hand.
  6. 6Resolve the offspring trigger, creating eight token copies of it that are 1/1 due to the Exalted Sunborns.
  7. 7When the Disruptor of Currents tokens enter, they each trigger.
  8. 8Resolve the first trigger, returning the nontoken Disruptor of Currents from the battlefield to your hand.
Clement, the Worrywort
+Intruder Alarm
+Disruptor of Currents
#2

Clement, the Worrywort + Intruder Alarm + Disruptor of Currents

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite storm count
  1. 1Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Disruptor of Currents.
  2. 2Cast Disruptor of Currents by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Disruptor of Currents enters the battlefield, it, Clement and Intruder Alarm trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Clement trigger, returning nothing to your hand.
  5. 5Resolve the Disruptor of Currents trigger, returning the other creature with greater mana value from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. 6Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
  7. 7Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast the creature returned to your hand.
  8. 8Cast the creature by paying its mana cost.
Nethroi, Apex of Death
+Phyrexian Altar
+Mitotic Slime
+Disruptor of Currents
#3

Nethroi, Apex of Death + Phyrexian Altar + Mitotic Slime + Disruptor of Currents

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying {4}{G/W}{B}{B}, putting it under a non-Human creature you control.
  2. 2Nethroi triggers, returning Disruptor of Currents and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Disruptor of Currents enters, it triggers, returning Nethroi from the battlefield to your hand.
  4. 4Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Disruptor of Currents and Mitotic Slime, adding {B}{B}.
  5. 5When Mitotic Slime dies, it triggers, creating two 2/2 Ooze creature tokens.
  6. 6Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the Oozes, adding {1}{G/W}.
  7. 7When the Oozes die, they trigger, creating four 1/1 Ooze creature tokens.
  8. 8Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Oozes, adding {3}.
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Legal formats

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