Driver of the Dead 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
When this creature dies, return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
How it works : Driver of the Dead
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If a card in a player's graveyard has
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If Driver of the Dead dies at the same time as a creature with mana value 2 or less, you can target that card and return it to the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature card with mana value 2 or less becomes a copy of Driver of the Dead and dies, it can be the target of its own ability.
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
The Master, Formed Anew + Driver of the Dead + Blasting Station
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing The Master.
- 2When The Master dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3When The Master enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
- 4Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 1, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
The Master, Formed Anew + Driver of the Dead + Altar of Dementia
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing The Master.
- 2When The Master dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to The Master's power.
- 4Repeat.
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#3
The Master, Formed Anew + Driver of the Dead + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Master, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When The Master dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3Repeat.
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#4
The Master, Formed Anew + Driver of the Dead + Viscera Seer
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing The Master.
- 2When The Master dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 4Repeat.
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#5
The Master, Formed Anew + Driver of the Dead + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing The Master, adding
. - 2When The Master dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3Repeat.
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#6
The Master, Formed Anew + Driver of the Dead + Carrion Feeder
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing The Master.
- 2When The Master dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
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#7
The Master, Formed Anew + Driver of the Dead + Woe Strider
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing The Master.
- 2When The Master dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 4Repeat.
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#8
Driver of the Dead + Phantasmal Image + Altar of Dementia
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Phantasmal Image.
- 2When Phantasmal Image dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Driver of the Dead.
- 3Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Phantasmal Image's power.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderduel
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