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IcebergHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Masters Edition II· September 22, 2008
Carte Magic Iceberg

Iceberg 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 enchantment enters with X ice counters on it. {3}: Put an ice counter on this enchantment. Remove an ice counter from this enchantment: Add {C}.

How it works : Iceberg

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.

Kilo, Apogee Mind
+Aura of Dominion
+Iceberg
#1

Kilo, Apogee Mind + Aura of Dominion + Iceberg

Infinite proliferate
  1. 1Activate Aura of Dominion by paying {1} and tapping Kilo.
  2. 2Kilo triggers, causing you to proliferate and put an ice counter on Iceberg.
  3. 3Resolve the Aura of Dominion ability, untapping Kilo.
  4. 4Activate Iceberg by removing an ice counter from it, adding {C}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
+Iceberg
+Doubling Season
#2

Pir, Imaginative Rascal + Iceberg + Doubling Season

Infinite colorless mana
  1. 1Pay {3} to activate Iceberg, placing 4 ice counters on it.
  2. 2Remove all 4 counters, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  3. 3Repeat.
Iceberg
+Inexorable Tide
+Equilibrium
+Ornithopter
#3

Iceberg + Inexorable Tide + Equilibrium + Ornithopter

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Memnite by paying {0}.
  2. 2Inexorable Tide and Equilibrium trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Inexorable Tide trigger, putting an ice counter on Iceberg.
  4. 4Activate Iceberg's second ability by removing an ice counter, adding {C}.
  5. 5Resolve the Equilibrium trigger, causing you to pay {1} to return Ornithopter from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. 6Cast Ornithopter by paying {0}.
  7. 7Inexorable Tide and Equilibrium trigger.
  8. 8Resolve the Inexorable Tide trigger, putting an ice counter on Iceberg.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
+Iceberg
+Inexorable Tide
+Equilibrium
#4

Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Iceberg + Inexorable Tide + Equilibrium

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Ornithopter by paying {0}.
  2. 2Inexorable Tide and Equilibrium trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Inexorable Tide trigger, putting an ice counter on Iceberg.
  4. 4Activate Iceberg's second ability by removing an ice counter, adding {C}.
  5. 5Resolve the Equilibrium trigger, causing you to pay {1} to return Rograkh from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. 6Cast Rograkh by paying {0}.
  7. 7Inexorable Tide and Equilibrium trigger.
  8. 8Resolve the Inexorable Tide trigger, putting an ice counter on Iceberg.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
+Iceberg
+Inexorable Tide
+Equilibrium
#5

Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Iceberg + Inexorable Tide + Equilibrium

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Memnite by paying {0}.
  2. 2Inexorable Tide and Equilibrium trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Inexorable Tide trigger, putting an ice counter on Iceberg.
  4. 4Activate Iceberg's second ability by removing an ice counter, adding {C}.
  5. 5Resolve the Equilibrium trigger, causing you to pay {1} to return Rograkh from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. 6Cast Rograkh by paying {0}.
  7. 7Inexorable Tide and Equilibrium trigger.
  8. 8Resolve the Inexorable Tide trigger, putting an ice counter on Iceberg.
Gilder Bairn
+Iceberg
+Cryptolith Rite
#6

Gilder Bairn + Iceberg + Cryptolith Rite

Infinite colorless manaInfinite proliferate for permanents
  1. 1Activate Cryptolith Rite by tapping Gilder Bairn, adding one mana.
  2. 2Activate Gilder Bairn by paying {2}{G/U} and untapping it, doubling each counter on Iceberg.
  3. 3Activate Iceberg as many times as necessary by removing counters from it, adding at least two mana.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
  5. 5Once you have infinite counters on Iceberg, you may instead double the counters on any other permanents.
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
+Animation Module
+Thornbite Staff
+Iceberg
#7

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Animation Module + Thornbite Staff + Iceberg

Infinite copies of creature tokens you controlInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Xavier Sal's second ability by tapping it and sacrificing a creature.
  2. 2When the creature dies, Xavier Sal triggers, untapping Xavier Sal.
  3. 3Resolve the Xavier Sal ability from step 1, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control and an ice counter on Iceberg.
  4. 4Animation Module triggers, holding priority, activate Iceberg's second ability by removing an ice counter from it, adding {C}.
  5. 5Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  6. 6Repeat.
  7. 7Once you have infinite +1/+1 counters among creatures you control, you may instead use Xavier Sal's first ability to get infinite copies of creature tokens you control.
Gilder Bairn
+Iceberg
+Enduring Vitality
#8

Gilder Bairn + Iceberg + Enduring Vitality

Infinite colorless manaInfinite proliferate for permanents
  1. 1Activate Enduring Vitality by tapping Gilder Bairn, adding one mana.
  2. 2Activate Gilder Bairn by paying {2}{G/U} and untapping it, doubling each counter on Iceberg.
  3. 3Activate Iceberg as many times as necessary by removing counters from it, adding at least two mana.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
  5. 5Once you have infinite counters on Iceberg, you may instead double the counters on any other permanents.
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Legal formats

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