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GuttersnipeHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· The Hobbit Eternal· August 14, 2026
Carte Magic Guttersnipe

Guttersnipe 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

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.

How it works : Guttersnipe

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, Guttersnipe's ability causes the opposing team to lose 4 life.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Guttersnipe's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Worldfire
+Possibility Storm
+Scroll Rack
+Guttersnipe
#1

Worldfire + Possibility Storm + Scroll Rack + Guttersnipe

Each opponent loses the gameExile all cards in hands and graveyardsExile all permanentsNear-infinite lifeloss
  1. 1Activate Scroll Rack by paying {1} and tapping it, exiling Worldfire from your hand face down, then causing you to draw one card and put Worldfire on top of your library.
  2. 2Cast any sorcery spell from your hand by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3Possibility Storm and Guttersnipe trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Possibility Storm trigger, exiling the sorcery spell, then exiling Worldfire from the top of your library and casting it without paying its mana cost.
  5. 5Guttersnipe triggers, dealing 2 damage to each opponent.
  6. 6Resolve Worldfire, exiling all permanents, all cards in all hands and graveyards, and setting each player's life total to one.
  7. 7Resolve the Guttersnipe trigger from step 3, dealing 2 damage to each opponent.
  8. 8Each opponent loses the game due to having less than zero life.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderdueltlr
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