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Elegant EdgecraftersHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Kaladesh· September 30, 2016
Carte Magic Elegant Edgecrafters

Elegant Edgecrafters 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.

01

Official card text

This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less. Fabricate 2 (When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on it or create two 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature tokens.)

How it works : Elegant Edgecrafters

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Once a creature with power 3 or greater has blocked Elegant Edgecrafters, changing the power of the blocking creature won't cause Elegant Edgecrafters to become unblocked.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    You choose whether to put +1/+1 counters on the creature or create Servo tokens as the fabricate ability is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose and the time that counters are added or tokens are created.

    Card named in this ruling

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Fabricate doesn't cause the creature with the ability to enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters already on it. For example, Weaponcraft Enthusiast will enter the battlefield as a 0/1 creature, then its fabricate ability goes on the stack. Players may take actions (such as casting instants) while the ability is waiting to resolve.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    If you can't put +1/+1 counters on the creature for any reason as fabricate resolves (for instance, if it's no longer on the battlefield), you just create Servo tokens.

    Card named in this ruling

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Elegant Edgecrafters
+Nim Deathmantle
+Ashnod's Altar
#1

Elegant Edgecrafters + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2Elegant Edgecrafters dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Elegant Edgecrafters from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Elegant Edgecrafters enters the battlefield, creating two 1/1 Servo creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Umbral Collar Zealot
+Elegant Edgecrafters
#2

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Umbral Collar Zealot + Elegant Edgecrafters

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters.
  2. 2When Elegant Edgecrafters dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Elegant Edgecrafters enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Carrion Feeder
+Elegant Edgecrafters
#3

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Carrion Feeder + Elegant Edgecrafters

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters.
  2. 2When Elegant Edgecrafters dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Elegant Edgecrafters enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+Elegant Edgecrafters
#4

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Elegant Edgecrafters

Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters.
  2. 2When Elegant Edgecrafters dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Elegant Edgecrafters enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Phyrexian Altar
+Elegant Edgecrafters
#5

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Phyrexian Altar + Elegant Edgecrafters

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters.
  2. 2When Elegant Edgecrafters dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Elegant Edgecrafters enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Spawning Pit
+Elegant Edgecrafters
#6

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Spawning Pit + Elegant Edgecrafters

Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Spawning Pit by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters.
  2. 2When Elegant Edgecrafters dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Elegant Edgecrafters enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Spawning Pit ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Bloodflow Connoisseur
+Elegant Edgecrafters
#7

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Bloodflow Connoisseur + Elegant Edgecrafters

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters.
  2. 2When Elegant Edgecrafters dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Elegant Edgecrafters enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Thermopod
+Elegant Edgecrafters
#8

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Thermopod + Elegant Edgecrafters

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Thermopod by sacrificing Elegant Edgecrafters.
  2. 2When Elegant Edgecrafters dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Elegant Edgecrafters enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Repeat.

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