Ethereal Champion 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
Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.
How it works : Ethereal Champion
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.
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#1
Near-Death Experience + Ethereal Champion
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- 1During the end step prior to your turn, activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life, preventing the next one damage dealt to it this turn.
- 2Repeat until you have one life.
- 3At the beginning of your upkeep, Near-Death Experience triggers, causing you to win the game.
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#2
Phyrexian Unlife + Axis of Mortality + Ethereal Champion
Target player loses the game on each of your turns
- 1At the beginning of your upkeep, Axis of Mortality triggers.
- 2Activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life, preventing the next one damage that will be dealt to Ethereal Champion this turn.
- 3Repeat step 2 until you have zero life.
- 4Resolve the Axis of Mortality trigger, swapping your life total with an opponent.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
- 6You may repeat this on each of your turns.
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#3
Platinum Angel + Axis of Mortality + Ethereal Champion
Target player loses the game on each of your turns
- 1At the beginning of your upkeep, Axis of Mortality triggers.
- 2Activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life, preventing the next one damage that will be dealt to Ethereal Champion this turn.
- 3Repeat step 2 until you have zero life.
- 4Resolve the Axis of Mortality trigger, swapping your life total with an opponent.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
- 6You may repeat this on each of your turns.
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#4
Repay in Kind + Ethereal Champion
Each opponent loses the gameNear-infinite lifeloss for all players
- 1Activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Resolve all Ethereal Champion abilities.
- 4Cast Repay in Kind by paying
, causing each opponent's life total to become 0. - 5Each opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having 0 life.
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#5
Phyrexian Unlife + Soul Conduit + Ethereal Champion
Target player loses the game on each of your turns
- 1Activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life, preventing the next one damage that will be dealt to Ethereal Champion this turn.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have zero life.
- 3Activate Soul Conduit by paying
and tapping it, exchanging your life total with an opponent's. - 4The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
- 5You may repeat this on each of your turns.
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#6
Platinum Angel + Soul Conduit + Ethereal Champion
Target player loses the game on each of your turns
- 1Activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life, preventing the next one damage that will be dealt to Ethereal Champion this turn.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have zero life.
- 3Activate Soul Conduit by paying and tapping it, exchanging your life total with an opponent's.
- 4The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
- 5You may repeat this on each of your turns.
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#7
Gideon of the Trials + Axis of Mortality + Ethereal Champion
Target player loses the game on each of your turns
- 1At the beginning of your upkeep, Axis of Mortality triggers.
- 2Activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life, preventing the next one damage that will be dealt to Ethereal Champion this turn.
- 3Repeat step 2 until you have zero life.
- 4Resolve the Axis of Mortality trigger, swapping your life total with an opponent.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
- 6You may repeat this on each of your turns.
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#8
Mister Negative + Ethereal Champion + Phyrexian Unlife
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Ethereal Champion by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Cast Mister Negative by paying
plus commander tax if applicable. - 4When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredh
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