Extraction Specialist 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
Lifelink When this creature enters, return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature can't attack or block for as long as you control this creature.
How it works : Extraction Specialist
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Once Extraction Specialist leaves the battlefield, the creature that is returned can attack and block as normal. If Extraction Specialist leaves the battlefield before its ability resolves, the creature that is returned will be able to attack and block as normal right away.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Saffi Eriksdotter + Extraction Specialist + Altar of Dementia
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
- 1Activate Saffi by sacrificing it, targeting Extraction Specialist.
- 2Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Extraction Specialist.
- 3When Extraction Specialist dies, Saffi triggers, returning Extraction Specialist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4When Extraction Specialist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Saffi from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 2, causing target player to mill cards equal to Extraction Specialist's power.
- 6Repeat.
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#2
Saffi Eriksdotter + Extraction Specialist + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Saffi by sacrificing it, targeting Extraction Specialist.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Extraction Specialist, adding
. - 3When Extraction Specialist dies, Saffi triggers, returning Extraction Specialist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4When Extraction Specialist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Saffi from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Saffi Eriksdotter + Extraction Specialist + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Saffi by sacrificing it, targeting Extraction Specialist.
- 2Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Extraction Specialist, adding one mana of any color.
- 3When Extraction Specialist dies, Saffi triggers, returning Extraction Specialist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4When Extraction Specialist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Saffi from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Extraction Specialist + Leonin Relic-Warder + Biotransference + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Leonin Relic-Warder by paying
. - 2Biotransference triggers, causing you to lose 1 life and create a 2/2 Necron Warrior token.
- 3Leonin Relic-Warder's ETB ability triggers, exiling Extraction Specialist.
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Leonin Relic-Warder, adding one mana of any color.
- 5Leonin Relic-Warder's LTB ability triggers, returning Extraction Specialist from exile to the battlefield.
- 6Extraction Specialist enters the battlefield, returning Leonin Relic-Warder from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Extraction Specialist + Leonin Relic-Warder + Biotransference + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Leonin Relic-Warder by paying .
- 2Biotransference triggers, causing you to lose 1 life and create a 2/2 Necron Warrior token.
- 3Leonin Relic-Warder's ETB ability triggers, exiling Extraction Specialist.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Leonin Relic-Warder, adding .
- 5Leonin Relic-Warder's LTB ability triggers, returning Extraction Specialist from exile to the battlefield.
- 6Extraction Specialist enters the battlefield, returning Leonin Relic-Warder from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#6
Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Chandra, Hope's Beacon + Flicker + Vampire Hexmage
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate Vampire Hexmage by sacrificing it, removing all counters from Invasion of Arcavios.
- 2Invasion of Arcavios triggers, causing you to exile it and cast it as Invocation of the Founders.
- 3Activate Chandra's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, adding
. - 4Cast Flicker by paying , targeting Invocation of the Founders.
- 5Chandra and Invocation of the Founders trigger, copying Flicker twice, with one copy targeting Chandra and the other targeting Extraction Specialist.
- 6Resolve the first Flicker copy, blinking Chandra.
- 7Resolve the second Flicker copy, blinking Extraction Specialist.
- 8When Extraction Specialist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Vampire Hexmage to the battlefield from your graveyard.
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Legal formats
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