Gutterbones 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
This creature enters tapped.: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn and only if an opponent lost life this turn.
How it works : Gutterbones
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life during your turn and then leaves the game, you can activate Gutterbones's ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
02
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Embalmer's Tools + Phyrexian Altar + Desecrated Tomb + Gutterbones
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gutterbones, adding
.
- 2Activate Gutterbones by paying
, returning it to your hand.
- 3Desecrated Tomb trigger, creating a 1/1 Bat token.
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Bat token, adding
.
- 5Cast Gutterbones by paying
.
- 6Repeat
#2
Embalmer's Tools + Phyrexian Altar + Tormod, the Desecrator + Gutterbones
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gutterbones, adding
.
- 2Activate Gutterbones by paying
, returning it to your hand.
- 3Tormod trigger, creating a 2/2 Zombie token.
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Zombie token, adding
.
- 5Cast Gutterbones by paying
.
- 6Repeat
#3
Reflections of Littjara + Pitiless Plunderer + Gutterbones + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Gutterbones by paying
.
- 2Reflections of Littjara triggers, creating a token copy of Gutterbones.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gutterbones and the Gutterbones token, adding
.
- 4The Gutterboness die, triggering Pitiless Plunderer twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
- 6Activate Gutterbones by paying
, returning it from your graveyard to your hand.
- 7Repeat.
#4
Reflections of Littjara + Pitiless Plunderer + Gutterbones + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Gutterbones by paying
.
- 2Reflections of Littjara triggers, creating a token copy of Gutterbones.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gutterbones and the Gutterbones token, adding
.
- 4The Gutterboness die, triggering Pitiless Plunderer twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
- 6Activate Gutterbones by paying
, returning it from your graveyard to your hand.
- 7Repeat.
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Legal formats
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