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Groundchuck & DirtbagHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles· March 6, 2026
Carte Magic Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Groundchuck & Dirtbag 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 Whenever you tap a land for mana, add {G}.

How it works : Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Groundchuck & Dirtbag's last ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
+Magus of the Candelabra
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#1

Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Magus of the Candelabra + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite green manaInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate two lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}.
  2. 2Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers twice, adding {G}{G}.
  3. 3Activate Magus of the Candelabra by paying {3} and tapping it, untapping the two lands and Magus of the Candelabra.
  4. 4Repeat.
Palinchron
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#2

Palinchron + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate six lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{U}.
  2. 2Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers six times, adding six {G}.
  3. 3Cast Palinchron by paying {5}{U}{U}.
  4. 4When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands you control.
  5. 5Activate Palinchron by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it to your hand from the battlefield.
  6. 6Repeat.
Springheart Nantuko
+Overlord of the Hauntwoods
+Spelunking
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#3

Springheart Nantuko + Overlord of the Hauntwoods + Spelunking + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Declare Overlord of the Hauntwoods as an attacker.
  2. 2Overlord of the Hauntwoods triggers, creating an untapped Everywhere land token due to Spelunking.
  3. 3When the Everywhere token enters the battlefield, Springheart Nantuko triggers.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Everywhere by tapping it, adding {G}.
  5. 5Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers, adding {G}.
  6. 6Resolve the Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Overlord of the Hauntwoods.
  7. 7When the Overlord of the Hauntwoods token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a tapped Everywhere land token.
  8. 8Repeat from step 3.
Springheart Nantuko
+Overlord of the Hauntwoods
+Amulet of Vigor
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#4

Springheart Nantuko + Overlord of the Hauntwoods + Amulet of Vigor + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Declare Overlord of the Hauntwoods as an attacker.
  2. 2Overlord of the Hauntwoods triggers, creating a tapped Everywhere land token.
  3. 3When the Everywhere token enters the battlefield, Amulet of Vigor and Springheart Nantuko trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Amulet of Vigor trigger, untapping Everywhere.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate Everywhere by tapping it, adding {G}.
  6. 6Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers, adding {G}.
  7. 7Resolve the Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Overlord of the Hauntwoods.
  8. 8When the Overlord of the Hauntwoods token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a tapped Everywhere land token.
Springheart Nantuko
+Dryad Arbor
+Concordant Crossroads
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#5

Springheart Nantuko + Dryad Arbor + Concordant Crossroads + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokensInfinite tapped creature tokens
  1. 1Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Dryad Arbor.
  2. 2When the Dryad Arbor token enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers. Holding priority, activate the Dryad Arbor token by tapping it, adding {G}.
  3. 3Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers, adding {G}.
  4. 4Resolve the Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Dryad Arbor.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Springheart Nantuko
+Overlord of the Hauntwoods
+Horizon Explorer
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#6

Springheart Nantuko + Overlord of the Hauntwoods + Horizon Explorer + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Declare Overlord of the Hauntwoods as an attacker.
  2. 2Overlord of the Hauntwoods triggers, creating an untapped Everywhere land token due to Horizon Explorer.
  3. 3When the Everywhere token enters the battlefield, Springheart Nantuko triggers.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Everywhere by tapping it, adding {G}.
  5. 5Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers, adding {G}.
  6. 6Resolve the Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Overlord of the Hauntwoods.
  7. 7When the Overlord of the Hauntwoods token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a tapped Everywhere land token.
  8. 8Repeat from step 3.
Springheart Nantuko
+Dryad Arbor
+Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#7

Springheart Nantuko + Dryad Arbor + Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokensInfinite tapped creature tokens
  1. 1Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Dryad Arbor.
  2. 2When the Dryad Arbor token enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers. Holding priority, activate the Dryad Arbor token by tapping it, adding {G}.
  3. 3Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers, adding {G}.
  4. 4Resolve the Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Dryad Arbor.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Silvanus's Invoker
+Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
+Groundchuck & Dirtbag
#8

Silvanus's Invoker + Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Groundchuck & Dirtbag

Infinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite power and toughness for most creatures you control until end of turnInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate a land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  2. 2Groundchuck & Dirtbag triggers, adding {G}.
  3. 3Activate Silvanus's Invoker by paying {1}, untapping the land and causing it to become an 8/8 Elemental with trample and haste in addition to its other types until end of turn.
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemyduel
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