Hard Cover 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
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and has ": Draw a card, then discard a card."
How it works : Hard Cover
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You draw and discard all while the granted ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Once the ability granted by Hard Cover has been activated, it will resolve even if Hard Cover leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Shabraz, the Skyshark + Famished Paladin + Hard Cover
Infinite lootingInfinite self-millNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinitely large creature
- 1Tap Famished Paladin to draw a card and discarding a card.
- 2When you draw a card, Shabraz will trigger, gaining you 1 life and putting a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
- 3Gaining the life untaps Famished Paladin.
- 4Repeat.
#2
Horizon Chimera + Famished Paladin + Hard Cover
Infinite lootingInfinite self-millNear-infinite lifegain
- 1Tap Famished Paladin to draw a card and discarding a card.
- 2When you draw a card, Horizon Chimera will trigger, gaining you 1 life.
- 3Gaining the life untaps Famished Paladin.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
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