Esika's Chariot 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.
Official card text
When Esika's Chariot enters, create two 2/2 green Cat creature tokens. Whenever Esika's Chariot attacks, create a token that's a copy of target token you control. Crew 4
How it works : Esika's Chariot
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The token you create copies the original characteristics of the token it's copying as stated by the effect that created that token. The newly created token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it, whether it has any Auras and/or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on. Notably, the token you create won't be attacking, even if the original token is.
Card named in this ruling
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the original token is copying something else, the token you create will use the copiable values of the original token. In most cases, it will be a copy of whatever the original token is copying. If it's copying a permanent or card with
in its mana cost, X is 0.Card named in this ruling
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the token you create will trigger when it enters the battlefield. Any "As [this permanent] enters the battlefield" or "[This permanent] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the original token is an Aura, the token you create is put onto the battlefield without being cast. The Aura's controller-to-be chooses what it will enchant as it enters the battlefield. An Aura put onto the battlefield this way doesn't target anything (so it could be attached to an opponent's permanent with hexproof, for example), but the Aura's enchant ability restricts what it can be attached to. If an Aura token can't legally be attached to anything, it isn't created.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Esika's Chariot + There and Back Again + Aggravated Assault
- 1At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
- 2There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
- 3Activate Esika's Chariot's crew ability by tapping the Smaug token, causing Esika's Chariot to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
- 4Declare Esika's Chariot as an attacker.
- 5Esika's Chariot's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
- 6Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 7When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
- 8Move to your postcombat main phase.
Urza, Prince of Kroog + Esika's Chariot + Ashnod's Altar + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
- 1Activate Urza by paying
, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot. - 2When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating eight 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar three times by sacrificing three tokens, adding six
. - 4Repeat.
Cogwork Assembler + Esika's Chariot + Ashnod's Altar + Parallel Lives
- 1Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying
, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot. - 2When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight .
- 4Repeat.
- 5Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.
Cogwork Assembler + Esika's Chariot + Ashnod's Altar + Doubling Season
- 1Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying , creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
- 2When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight .
- 4Repeat.
- 5Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.
Urza, Prince of Kroog + Esika's Chariot + Ashnod's Altar + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Activate Urza by paying , creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
- 2When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating eight 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar three times by sacrificing three tokens, adding six .
- 4Repeat.
Cogwork Assembler + Esika's Chariot + Ashnod's Altar + Primal Vigor
- 1Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying , creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
- 2When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight .
- 4Repeat.
- 5Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.
Esika's Chariot + There and Back Again + Hellkite Charger
- 1At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
- 2There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
- 3Activate Esika's Chariot's crew ability by tapping the Smaug token, causing Esika's Chariot to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
- 4Declare Esika's Chariot and Hellkite Charger as attackers, triggering their abilities.
- 5Resolve the Esika's Chariot's trigger, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
- 6Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 7When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
- 8Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
Urza, Prince of Kroog + Esika's Chariot + Ashnod's Altar + Doubling Season
- 1Activate Urza by paying , creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
- 2When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating eight 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar three times by sacrificing three tokens, adding six .
- 4Repeat.
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