Greven, Predator Captain 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
Menace Greven gets +X/+0, where X is the amount of life you've lost this turn. Whenever Greven attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, you draw cards equal to that creature's power and you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.
How it works : Greven, Predator Captain
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
A player loses life if they're dealt damage or if they pay life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Greven checks for how much life you lost, not how much your life total has changed. If you lost 4 life but also gained 6 life, you still lost 4 life and Greven gets +4/+0.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
The sacrificed creature's power and toughness are determined by its last known information before it left the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
You sacrifice a creature (or choose not to), draw cards, and lose life all while Greven's triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen in between, and no player may choose to take actions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Greven, Predator Captain + Wall of Blood
- 1Activate Wall of Blood by paying 1 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Greven, Predator Captain + Immolating Souleater
- 1Activate Immolating Souleater by paying 2 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Greven, Predator Captain + Fire Covenant
- 1Cast Fire Covenant by paying
and 16 life, dealing 16 damage divided among any number of creatures and causing Greven to become a 21/21 until end of turn due to its first ability. - 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven.
- 3The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 combat damage from your commander.
Greven, Predator Captain + Treasonous Ogre
- 1Activate Treasonous Ogre by paying 3 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Greven, Predator Captain + Moltensteel Dragon
- 1Activate Moltensteel Dragon by paying 2 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Greven, Predator Captain + Unspeakable Symbol
- 1Activate Unspeakable Symbol by paying 3 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Greven, Predator Captain + Doom Whisperer
- 1Activate Doom Whisperer by paying 2 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Greven, Predator Captain + Blood Celebrant
- 1Activate Blood Celebrant by paying and 1 life, adding .
- 2Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
- 3Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
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