Gluttonous Troll 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
Trample When this creature enters, create a number of Food tokens equal to the number of opponents you have. (Food tokens are artifacts with ",
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
, Sacrifice another nonland permanent: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
How it works : Gluttonous Troll
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
Card named in this ruling
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
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- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
You can sacrifice a Food token created by Gluttonous Troll's triggered ability to pay for the cost of its activated ability.
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- #5· Wizards of the Coast
In a multiplayer game, opponents who have left the game aren't counted by Gluttonous Troll's triggered ability.
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
Gluttonous Troll + Nim Deathmantle + Academy Manufactor + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gluttonous Troll, adding
. - 2Gluttonous Troll dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay
to return Gluttonous Troll from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it. - 3When Gluttonous Troll enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least three Food, three Clue and three Treasure artifact tokens.
- 4Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 5Repeat.
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#2
Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Gluttonous Troll + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gluttonous Troll, adding .
- 2Gluttonous Troll dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay to return Gluttonous Troll from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- 3When Gluttonous Troll enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least two Food artifact tokens and two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Squirrel, adding .
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Gluttonous Troll + Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite Food tokens
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gluttonous Troll, adding .
- 2Gluttonous Troll dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay to return Gluttonous Troll from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- 3When Gluttonous Troll enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least two Food artifact tokens.
- 4Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a Food, adding .
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Gluttonous Troll + Nim Deathmantle + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite Food tokensInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gluttonous Troll, adding
. - 2Gluttonous Troll dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay to return Gluttonous Troll from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- 3When Gluttonous Troll enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least three Food artifact tokens and three 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar three times by sacrificing the Squirrels, adding
. - 5Repeat.
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#5
Gluttonous Troll + Nim Deathmantle + Academy Manufactor + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite Clue tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gluttonous Troll, adding .
- 2Gluttonous Troll dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay to return Gluttonous Troll from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- 3When Gluttonous Troll enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least three Food, three Clue and three Treasure artifact tokens.
- 4Activate the three Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Gluttonous Troll + Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gluttonous Troll, adding one mana of any color.
- 2Gluttonous Troll dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay to return Gluttonous Troll from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- 3When Gluttonous Troll enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least two Food artifact tokens.
- 4Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks twice by sacrificing the Foods, adding .
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar + Scythe of the Wretched + Gluttonous Troll
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite Food tokensInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar by sacrificing two Foods, causing Gluttonous Troll to deal six damage to itself.
- 2Gluttonous Troll dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Scythe of the Wretched triggers, returning Gluttonous Troll from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Scythe of the Wretched to it.
- 4When Gluttonous Troll enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least two Food tokens.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
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