Geralf, the Fleshwright 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.
Official card text
Whenever you cast a spell during your turn other than your first spell that turn, create a 2/2 blue and black Zombie Rogue creature token. Whenever a Zombie you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each other Zombie that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
How it works : Geralf, the Fleshwright
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Geralf’s first ability will consider spells you cast before it was on the battlefield. For example, if Geralf is the first spell you cast during your turn, each subsequent spell you cast that turn after it’s on the battlefield will cause its first ability to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If multiple Zombies enter the battlefield under your control at the same time, Geralf’s last ability will trigger for each of those Zombies. Each of those triggered abilities will see each of those other Zombies that entered the battlefield plus any other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your control so far this turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Carrion Feeder
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
- 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your cotnrol this turn.
- 4Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 5Repeat.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Putrid Goblin, adding
.
- 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your cotnrol this turn.
- 4Repeat.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Putrid Goblin, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your cotnrol this turn.
- 4Repeat.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
- 1Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
- 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your cotnrol this turn.
- 4Resolve the Grimgrin ability
- 5Repeat.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Altar of Dementia
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
- 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your cotnrol this turn.
- 4Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Putrid Goblin's power.
- 5Repeat.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Viscera Seer
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
- 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your cotnrol this turn.
- 4Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 5Repeat.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Blasting Station
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
- 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability and Blasting Station trigger.
- 4Resolve the Geralf trigger, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on Putrid Goblin equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your cotnrol this turn.
- 5Resolve the Blasting Station trigger from step 3, untapping it.
- 6Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 1, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 7Repeat.
Geralf, the Fleshwright + Pitiless Plunderer + Ebondeath, Dracolich + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Cast Ebondeath from your graveyard by paying
.
- 2Geralf's first ability triggers, creating a 2/2 Zombie Rogue creature token.
- 3When the Zombie Rogue enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on the Zombie Rogue equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your control.
- 4When Ebondeath enters the battlefield, Geralf's second ability triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on Ebondeath equal to the number of other Zombies that entered the battlefield under your control.
- 5Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the Zombie Rogue and Ebondeath, adding
- 6When the Zombie Rogue and Ebondeath die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 7Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
- 8Repeat.
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