Hardened Academic 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
Flying, haste Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
How it works : Hardened Academic
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If multiple cards leave your graveyard at the same time, Hardened Academic's last ability will trigger only once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Goblin Bombardment + Hardened Academic
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damage
- 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
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#2
Ashnod's Altar + Hardened Academic
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Viscera Seer + Hardened Academic
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Viscera Seer ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
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#4
Altar of Dementia + Hardened Academic
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
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#5
Umbral Collar Zealot + Hardened Academic
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
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#6
Phyrexian Altar + Hardened Academic
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Carrion Feeder + Hardened Academic
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
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#8
Bartolomé del Presidio + Hardened Academic
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemydueltlr
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