Eater 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
: If this creature is tapped, exile target creature card from a graveyard and untap this creature.
How it works : Eater of the Dead
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You can activate the ability whether or not Eater of the Dead is tapped. However, if Eater of the Dead is untapped when the ability resolves, the ability won't do anything.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
It untaps during the resolution of its 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
Phenax, God of Deception + Eater of the Dead
Near-infinite millNear-infinite self-mill
- 1Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, causing a player to mill cards equal to its toughness.
- 2Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , exiling a creature card from a graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
- 3Repeat as able.
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#2
Eater of the Dead + Viridian Longbow
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlDestroy any number of creatures opponents controlLock
- 1Give Eater of the Dead deathtouch by any method.
- 2Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any nontoken creature an opponent controls.
- 3The creature dies due to Eater of the Dead's deathtouch.
- 4Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , exiling the creature card from its owner's graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
- 5Repeat.
- 6You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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#3
Crackdown Construct + Eater of the Dead
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
- 1Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , targeting any creature card in a graveyard.
- 2Crackdown Construct triggers, giving itself +1/+1 until end of turn.
- 3Repeat.
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#4
Eater of the Dead + Viridian Longbow + Basilisk Collar
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlDestroy any number of creatures opponents controlLock
- 1Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any nontoken creature an opponent controls.
- 2The creature dies due to Eater of the Dead's deathtouch.
- 3Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , exiling the creature card from its owner's graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
- 4Repeat.
- 5You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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#5
Eater of the Dead + Hermetic Study
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlDestroy any number of creatures opponents controlLock
- 1Give Eater of the Dead deathtouch by any method.
- 2Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any nontoken creature an opponent controls.
- 3The creature dies due to Eater of the Dead's deathtouch.
- 4Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , exiling the creature card from its owner's graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
- 5Repeat.
- 6You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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#6
Eater of the Dead + Psionic Gift
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlDestroy any number of creatures opponents controlLock
- 1Give Eater of the Dead deathtouch by any method.
- 2Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any nontoken creature an opponent controls.
- 3The creature dies due to Eater of the Dead's deathtouch.
- 4Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , exiling the creature card from its owner's graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
- 5Repeat.
- 6You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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#7
Eater of the Dead + Viridian Longbow + Quietus Spike
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlDestroy any number of creatures opponents controlLock
- 1Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any nontoken creature an opponent controls.
- 2The creature dies due to Eater of the Dead's deathtouch.
- 3Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , exiling the creature card from its owner's graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
- 4Repeat.
- 5You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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#8
Eater of the Dead + Heavy Arbalest
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlDestroy any number of creatures opponents controlLock
- 1Give Eater of the Dead deathtouch by any method.
- 2Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any nontoken creature an opponent controls.
- 3The creature dies due to Eater of the Dead's deathtouch.
- 4Activate Eater of the Dead by paying , exiling the creature card from its owner's graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
- 5Repeat.
- 6You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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Legal formats
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