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Grumgully, the GenerousHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate· June 10, 2022
Carte Magic Grumgully, the Generous

Grumgully, the Generous 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

Each other non-Human creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

How it works : Grumgully, the Generous

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    A non-Human creature you control that would enter the battlefield with no +1/+1 counters on it enters with one +1/+1 counter on it.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Any other non-Human creatures that enter the battlefield at the same time as Grumgully won't get a +1/+1 counter.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    If a non-Human creature enters the battlefield as a copy of a Human creature, it won't get a +1/+1 counter. Similarly, if a Human enters as a non-Human creature, it will get a +1/+1 counter.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Goblin Bombardment
+Grumgully, the Generous
#1

Goblin Bombardment + Grumgully, the Generous

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully
  3. 3Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability.
  4. 4Repeat
Murderous Redcap
+Grumgully, the Generous
#2

Murderous Redcap + Grumgully, the Generous

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Cast Murderous Redcap by paying {2}{B/R}{B/R}, which enters with a +1/+1 counter on it due to Grumgully.
  2. 2When Murderous Redcap enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an amount of damage to itself equal to its power.
  3. 3Murderous Redcap dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  4. 4Murderous Redcap's persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Ashnod's Altar
+Grumgully, the Generous
#3

Ashnod's Altar + Grumgully, the Generous

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully.
  3. 3Repeat.
Grumgully, the Generous
+Putrid Goblin
+Goblin Bombardment
#4

Grumgully, the Generous + Putrid Goblin + Goblin Bombardment

Infinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
  2. 2Putrid Goblin dies.
  3. 3Putrid Goblin's persist ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with no counter, due to Grumgully.
  4. 4Resolve the Goblin Bombardment's ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  5. 5Repeat.
Phyrexian Altar
+Grumgully, the Generous
#5

Phyrexian Altar + Grumgully, the Generous

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully.
  3. 3Repeat.
Viscera Seer
+Grumgully, the Generous
#6

Viscera Seer + Grumgully, the Generous

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully
  3. 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  4. 4Repeat
Putrid Goblin
+Skirk Prospector
+Grumgully, the Generous
#7

Putrid Goblin + Skirk Prospector + Grumgully, the Generous

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Skirk Prospector by sacrificing Putrid Goblin, adding {R}.
  2. 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully.
  3. 3Repeat.
Putrid Goblin
+Sling-Gang Lieutenant
+Grumgully, the Generous
#8

Putrid Goblin + Sling-Gang Lieutenant + Grumgully, the Generous

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Sling-Gang Lieutenant by sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
  2. 2When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully.
  3. 3Resolve the Sling-Gang Lieutenant ability.
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

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