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Heirloom AuntieHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Lorwyn Eclipsed· January 23, 2026
Carte Magic Heirloom Auntie

Heirloom Auntie 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 with two -1/-1 counters on it. Whenever another creature you control dies, surveil 1, then remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature. (To surveil 1, look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

How it works : Heirloom Auntie

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If Heirloom Auntie dies at the same time as one or more other creatures you control, its last ability will trigger for each of those other creatures.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Phyrexian Altar
+Heirloom Auntie
#1

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Viscera Seer
+Heirloom Auntie
#2

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Viscera Seer + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Ashnod's Altar
+Heirloom Auntie
#3

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Goblin Bombardment
+Heirloom Auntie
#4

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Goblin Bombardment + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Carrion Feeder
+Heirloom Auntie
#5

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Umbral Collar Zealot
+Heirloom Auntie
#6

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Umbral Collar Zealot + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Altar of Dementia
+Heirloom Auntie
#7

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Altar of Dementia + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite mill
  1. 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Woe Strider
+Heirloom Auntie
#8

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Woe Strider + Heirloom Auntie

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Heirloom Auntie.
  2. 2When Heirloom Auntie dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Woe Strider ability
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderdueltlr
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