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Dragon's Eye SavantsHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 6 min read· Masters 25· March 16, 2018
Carte Magic Dragon's Eye Savants

Dragon's Eye Savants 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

Morph—Reveal a blue card in your hand. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, look at target opponent's hand.

How it works : Dragon's Eye Savants

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Morph lets you cast a card face down by paying {3}, and lets you turn the face-down permanent face up any time you have priority by paying its morph cost.

    Card named in this ruling

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    The face-down spell has no mana cost and has a mana value of 0. When you cast a face-down spell, put it on the stack face down so no other player knows what it is, and pay {3}. This is an alternative cost.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    When the spell resolves, it enters the battlefield as a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the creature can still grant it any of these characteristics.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Any time you have priority, you may turn the face-down creature face up by revealing what its morph cost is and paying that cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to. Only a face-down permanent can be turned face up this way; a face-down spell cannot.

    Card named in this ruling

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  7. #7· Wizards of the Coast

    At any time, you can look at a face-down spell or permanent you control. You can't look at face-down spells or permanents you don't control unless an effect instructs you to do so.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  8. #8· Wizards of the Coast

    You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for doing this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  9. #9· Wizards of the Coast

    If a face-down permanent leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Missy
+Goblin Bombardment
+Dragon's Eye Savants
#1

Missy + Goblin Bombardment + Dragon's Eye Savants

Infinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
  3. 3Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  4. 4Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  5. 5Repeat.
Missy
+Ashnod's Altar
+Dragon's Eye Savants
#2

Missy + Ashnod's Altar + Dragon's Eye Savants

Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
  3. 3Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  4. 4Repeat.
Missy
+Viscera Seer
+Dragon's Eye Savants
#3

Missy + Viscera Seer + Dragon's Eye Savants

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
  3. 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
  4. 4Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  5. 5Repeat.
Missy
+Phyrexian Altar
+Dragon's Eye Savants
#4

Missy + Phyrexian Altar + Dragon's Eye Savants

Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants, adding one mana of any color.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
  3. 3Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  4. 4Repeat.
Missy
+Altar of Dementia
+Dragon's Eye Savants
#5

Missy + Altar of Dementia + Dragon's Eye Savants

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
  1. 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
  3. 3Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Dragon's Eye Savants's power.
  4. 4Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  5. 5Repeat.
Missy
+Carrion Feeder
+Dragon's Eye Savants
#6

Missy + Carrion Feeder + Dragon's Eye Savants

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
  3. 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  5. 5Repeat.
Missy
+Blasting Station
+Dragon's Eye Savants
#7

Missy + Blasting Station + Dragon's Eye Savants

Infinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
  3. 3When Dragon's Eye Savants enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
  4. 4Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 1, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  5. 5Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  6. 6Repeat.
Yedora, Grave Gardener
+Dragon's Eye Savants
+Ashnod's Altar
#8

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Dragon's Eye Savants + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite landfall triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dragon's Eye Savants, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Dragon's Eye Savants dies, Yedora triggers, returning Dragon's Eye Savants to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. 3Activate Dragon's Eye Savants by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. 4Activate Dragon's Eye Savants's morph ability by revealing a blue card from your hand, turning it face up.
  5. 5Repeat.

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