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HankyuHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Champions of Kamigawa· October 1, 2004
Carte Magic Hankyu

Hankyu 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

Equipped creature has "{T}: Put an aim counter on Hankyu" and "{T}, Remove all aim counters from Hankyu: This creature deals damage to any target equal to the number of aim counters removed this way." Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

How it works : Hankyu

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Gilder Bairn
+Crystalline Crawler
+Hankyu
#1

Gilder Bairn + Crystalline Crawler + Hankyu

Infinite colored manaInfinite proliferate for permanentsInfinite damageInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
  1. 1Activate Hankyu by tapping Gilder Bairn, producing its effect.
  2. 2Activate Gilder Bairn by paying {2}{G/U} and untapping it, doubling each counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Activate Crystalline Crawler as many times as necessary by removing counters from it, adding at least three mana.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
  5. 5Once you have infinite counters on Crystalline Crawler, you may instead double the counters on any other permanents.
Gilder Bairn
+Pentad Prism
+Hankyu
#2

Gilder Bairn + Pentad Prism + Hankyu

Infinite proliferate for permanentsInfinite colored manaInfinite damage
  1. 1Activate Hankyu by tapping Gilder Bairn, producing its effect.
  2. 2Activate Gilder Bairn by paying {2}{G/U} and untapping it, doubling each counter on Pentad Prism.
  3. 3Activate Pentad Prism as many times as necessary by removing counters from it, adding at least three mana.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
  5. 5Once you have infinite counters on Pentad Prism, you may instead double the counters on any other permanents.
Gilder Bairn
+Cryptic Trilobite
+Hankyu
#3

Gilder Bairn + Cryptic Trilobite + Hankyu

Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilitiesInfinite proliferate for permanentsInfinite damageInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
  1. 1Activate Hankyu by tapping Gilder Bairn, producing its effect.
  2. 2Activate Gilder Bairn by paying {2}{G/U} and untapping it, doubling each counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
  3. 3Activate Cryptic Trilobite as many times as necessary by removing counters from it, adding at least three mana.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
  5. 5Once you have infinite counters on Cryptic Trilobite, you may instead double the counters on any other permanents.
Cacophodon
+Legolas's Quick Reflexes
+Hankyu
#4

Cacophodon + Legolas's Quick Reflexes + Hankyu

Infinite damage
  1. 1Cast Legolas's Quick Reflexes by paying {G}, targeting Cacophodon.
  2. 2Activate Cacophodon by tapping it.
  3. 3Cacophodon triggers, dealing damage equal to its power to itself.
  4. 4Cacophodon triggers, untapping itself.
  5. 5Resolve the Cacophodon ability from step 2.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Gilder Bairn
+Gemstone Array
+Hankyu
#5

Gilder Bairn + Gemstone Array + Hankyu

Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite colored manaInfinite proliferate for permanentsInfinite damage
  1. 1Activate Hankyu by tapping Gilder Bairn, producing its effect.
  2. 2Activate Gilder Bairn by paying {2}{G/U} and untapping it, doubling each counter on Gemstone Array.
  3. 3Activate Gemstone Array as many times as necessary by removing counters from it, adding at least three mana.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
  5. 5Once you have infinite counters on Gemstone Array, you may instead double the counters on any other permanents.
Gilder Bairn
+Workhorse
+Hankyu
#6

Gilder Bairn + Workhorse + Hankyu

Infinite colorless manaInfinite proliferate for permanentsInfinite damageInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
  1. 1Activate Hankyu by tapping Gilder Bairn, producing its effect.
  2. 2Activate Gilder Bairn by paying {2}{G/U} and untapping it, doubling each counter on Workhorse.
  3. 3Activate Workhorse as many times as necessary by removing counters from it, adding at least three mana.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
  5. 5Once you have infinite counters on Workhorse, you may instead double the counters on any other permanents.
Warchanter Skald
+Intruder Alarm
+Hankyu
#7

Warchanter Skald + Intruder Alarm + Hankyu

Infinite creature tokensInfinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Warchanter Skald using the first Hankyu ability by tapping it.
  2. 2Warchanter Skald triggers, creating a 2/1 Dwarf Berserker token.
  3. 3Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  4. 4Resolve the Warchanter Skald activated ability, putting an aim counter on Hankyu.
  5. 5Repeat any number of times.
  6. 6Activate Warchanter Skald using the other ability granted by Hankyu, removing all aim counters and dealing that much damage to an opponent.
  7. 7Repeat.
Pestered Wellguard
+Intruder Alarm
+Hankyu
#8

Pestered Wellguard + Intruder Alarm + Hankyu

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite damageInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
  1. 1Activate Pestered Wellguard by tapping it.
  2. 2Pestered Wellguard triggers, creating a 1/1 Faerie creature token.
  3. 3When the Faerie enters, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  4. 4Resolve the Pestered Wellguard ability from step 1.
  5. 5Repeat
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