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Explosive WelcomeHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Strixhaven: School of Mages· April 23, 2021
Carte Magic Explosive Welcome

Explosive Welcome 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

Explosive Welcome deals 5 damage to any target and 3 damage to any other target. Add {R}{R}{R}.

How it works : Explosive Welcome

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.

Explosive Welcome
+Reiterate
+Twinning Staff
#1

Explosive Welcome + Reiterate + Twinning Staff

Infinite damageInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Explosive Welcome by paying {7}{R}.
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying {4}{R}{R}, copying Explosive Welcome twice and returning Reiterate to your hand.
  3. 3Resolve an Explosive Welcome copy, dealing 5 damage to any target and 3 damage to any other target, and adding {R}{R}{R}.
  4. 4Repeat step 3 for the other Explosive Welcome copy.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
  6. 6NOTE: Because Explosive Welcome requires two separate targets, you may need to target yourself if you are down to one opponent and they control no other applicable targets. It is best to ensure you control creature(s) to target with the damage, or that you have a high enough life total to sustain it.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
+Sneak Attack
+Explosive Welcome
#2

Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Sneak Attack + Explosive Welcome

Infinite damageInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggers
  1. 1Cast Explosive Welcome by paying {7}{R}.
  2. 2Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Explosive Welcome.
  3. 3Resolve the copy of Explosive Welcome, dealing 5 damage to any target, 3 damage to any other target and adding {R}{R}{R}.
  4. 4Activate Sneak Attack by paying {R}, putting Rootha from your hand onto the battlefield.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Patron of the Moon
+Uyo, Silent Prophet
+Explosive Welcome
#3

Patron of the Moon + Uyo, Silent Prophet + Explosive Welcome

Infinite damageInfinite landfall triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
  1. 1Cast Explosive Welcome by paying {7}{R}, targeting any two targets.
  2. 2Holding priority, activate Uyo by paying {2} and returning two lands to your hand from the battlefield, copying Explosive Welcome, targeting any two targets.
  3. 3Resolve the copy of Explosive Welcome, adding {R}{R}{R}, dealing three damage to any target and dealing five damage to any other target.
  4. 4Activate Patron of the Moon by paying {1}, putting two lands onto the battlefield tapped from your hand.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats

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