Elminster 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
Whenever you scry, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costsless to cast, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way. +2: Draw a card, then scry 2. −3: Exile the top card of your library. Create a number of 1/1 blue Faerie Dragon creature tokens with flying equal to that card's mana value. Elminster can be your commander.
How it works : Elminster
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Elminster + Chakram Retriever + Mystic Speculation
Infinite magecraft triggersInfinite scryInfinite storm count
- 1Activate Elminster's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, causing you to draw a card and scry 2.
- 2Activate a creature by tapping it, adding at least
.
- 3Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying
due to Elminster.
- 4Chakram Retriever triggers , untapping the mana-producing creature.
- 5Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return it to your hand.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
Related cards and tokens
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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