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False DemiseHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Mercadian Masques· October 4, 1999
Carte Magic False Demise

False Demise 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

Enchant creature When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control.

How it works : False Demise

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.

Iridescent Drake
+False Demise
+Altar of Dementia
#1

Iridescent Drake + False Demise + Altar of Dementia

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
  1. 1Sacrifice Iridescent Drake to Altar of Dementia.
  2. 2False Demise returns Iridescent Drake to the battlefield.
  3. 3Iridescent Drake returns False Demise to the battlefield attached to itself.
  4. 4Repeat.
Iridescent Drake
+False Demise
+Ashnod's Altar
#2

Iridescent Drake + False Demise + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Sacrifice Iridescent Drake to Ashnod's Altar.
  2. 2False Demise returns Iridescent Drake to the battlefield.
  3. 3Iridescent Drake returns False Demise to the battlefield attached to itself.
  4. 4Repeat.
Iridescent Drake
+False Demise
+Phyrexian Altar
#3

Iridescent Drake + False Demise + Phyrexian Altar

Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Sacrifice Iridescent Drake to Phyrexian Altar.
  2. 2False Demise returns Iridescent Drake to the battlefield.
  3. 3Iridescent Drake returns False Demise to the battlefield attached to itself.
  4. 4Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Altar of Dementia
+False Demise
#4

Sun Titan + Altar of Dementia + False Demise

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
  1. 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, False Demise triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning False Demise from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Phyrexian Altar
+False Demise
#5

Sun Titan + Phyrexian Altar + False Demise

Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, False Demise triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning False Demise from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Ashnod's Altar
+False Demise
#6

Sun Titan + Ashnod's Altar + False Demise

Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, False Demise triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning False Demise from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Viscera Seer
+False Demise
#7

Sun Titan + Viscera Seer + False Demise

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, False Demise triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning False Demise from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Blasting Station
+False Demise
#8

Sun Titan + Blasting Station + False Demise

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, False Demise triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it and Blasting Station trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning False Demise from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  5. 5Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
  6. 6Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 1.
  7. 7Repeat.
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Legal formats

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