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Faith of the DevotedHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Commander 2019· August 23, 2019
Carte Magic Faith of the Devoted

Faith of the Devoted 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 cycle or discard a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

How it works : Faith of the Devoted

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    While resolving the triggered ability of Faith of the Devoted, you can't pay {1} multiple times to multiply the effect.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, the triggered ability of Faith of the Devoted causes the opposing team to lose 4 life and you gain 2 life.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    An ability that triggers whenever you discard a card doesn't give you permission to discard cards. You'll need another effect that instructs or allows you to discard them.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    An ability that triggers whenever you "cycle or discard" a card triggers only once if you cycle a card. The ability "Whenever you discard a card" is functionally identical to this ability; cycling is mentioned for clarity.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    If a player discards a card during their cleanup step due to having too many cards in hand, any appropriate abilities that trigger on discarding that card trigger. If this happens, those triggered abilities are put onto the stack and players receive priority in that cleanup step to cast spells or activate abilities (normally, no players may take actions during a cleanup step). Another cleanup step is created following that one.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Faith of the Devoted
+Skirge Familiar
+Lich's Mastery
#1

Faith of the Devoted + Skirge Familiar + Lich's Mastery

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding a card, adding {B}.
  2. 2Faith of Devoted triggers, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life, and you to gain two life.
  3. 3Lich's Mastery's first ability triggers, causing you to draw two cards.
  4. 4Repeat.
Faith of the Devoted
+Skirge Familiar
+Lich
#2

Faith of the Devoted + Skirge Familiar + Lich

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding a card, adding {B}.
  2. 2Faith of Devoted triggers, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life, and you to draw two cards due to Lich.
  3. 3Repeat.
Cleaving Reaper
+Feast of Sanity
+Faith of the Devoted
+Skirge Familiar
#3

Cleaving Reaper + Feast of Sanity + Faith of the Devoted + Skirge Familiar

Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Cleaving Reaper, adding {B}.
  2. 2Faith of the Devoted and Feast of Sanity trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Feast of Sanity trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. 4Resolve the Faith of the Devoted trigger, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  5. 5Activate Cleaving Reaper by paying 3 life, returning it to your hand from your graveyard.
  6. 6Repeat.
Bone Miser
+Dryad Arbor
+Veinwitch Coven
+Faith of the Devoted
#4

Bone Miser + Dryad Arbor + Veinwitch Coven + Faith of the Devoted

Infinite black manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Dryad Arbor, adding {B}.
  2. 2Bone Miser's first and second ability triggers, along with Faith of the Devoted.
  3. 3Resolve the first Bone Miser trigger, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Resolve the second Bone Miser trigger, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  5. 5Resolve the Faith of the Devoted trigger, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain two life.
  6. 6Veinwitch Coven triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return Dryad Arbor from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. 7Repeat.
Cleaving Reaper
+Feast of Sanity
+Faith of the Devoted
+Mind Over Matter
#5

Cleaving Reaper + Feast of Sanity + Faith of the Devoted + Mind Over Matter

Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate a mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. 2Activate Mind over Matter by discarding Cleaving Reaper, targeting the mana-producing permanent.
  3. 3Faith of the Devoted and Feast of Sanity trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Feast of Sanity trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. 5Resolve the Faith of the Devoted trigger, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  6. 6Resolve the Mind over Matter ability, untapping the mana-producing permanent.
  7. 7Activate Cleaving Reaper by paying 3 life, returning it to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. 8Repeat.
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