Hermetic Study 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 has ": This creature deals 1 damage to any target."
How it works : Hermetic Study
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.
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#1
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Hermetic Study + Freed from the Real
Infinite damageInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Tap Malcolm to deal 1 damage to target opponent, creating a treasure from Malcolm's trigger.
- 2Sacrifice the treasure token for
. - 3Activate Freed from the Real to untap Malcolm.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Hermetic Study
Infinite combat phasesInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- 1Declare The Incredible Hulk as an attacker.
- 2Holding priority, activate The Incredible Hulk by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to it.
- 3The Incredible Hulk triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, untapping it and giving you an additional combat phase after this one.
- 4Repeat each combat phase.
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#3
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Hermetic Study + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite damageInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Tap Malcolm to deal 1 damage to target opponent, creating a treasure from Malcolm's trigger.
- 2Sacrifice the treasure token for .
- 3Activate Pemmin's Aura to untap Malcolm.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Thornbite Staff + Basilisk Collar + Hermetic Study
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefieldLock
- 1Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any opponent's creature and causing you to gain 1 life.
- 2The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
- 3Repeat.
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#5
Thornbite Staff + Gorgon's Head + Hermetic Study
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefieldLock
- 1Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
- 2The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
- 3Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
- 4Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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#6
Famished Paladin + Hermetic Study
Infinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Famished Paladin by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain one life.
- 2Famished Paladin triggers, untapping it.
- 3Repeat.
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#7
Thornbite Staff + Gorgon Flail + Hermetic Study
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefieldLock
- 1Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
- 2The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
- 3Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
- 4Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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#8
Emmara, Soul of the Accord + Intruder Alarm + Hermetic Study
Infinite creature tokensInfinite damageInfinite creature ETBInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Activate Emmara by tapping it, targeting any player or planeswalker.
- 2Emmara triggers, creating a 1/1 Human Warrior creature token.
- 3When the Human Warrior enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 4Resolve the Emmara ability from step 1, dealing 1 damage to any player or planeswalker.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
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