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Imotekh the StormlordHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Warhammer 40,000 Commander· October 7, 2022
Carte Magic Imotekh the Stormlord

Imotekh the Stormlord 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

Phaeron — Whenever one or more artifact cards leave your graveyard, create two 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens. Grand Strategist — At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target artifact creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains menace until end of turn.

How it works : Imotekh the Stormlord

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If multiple artifact cards leave your graveyard at the same time, the first ability triggers only once, and you will create only two tokens.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Imotekh the Stormlord
+Scrap Trawler
+Myr Retriever
+Ashnod's Altar
#1

Imotekh the Stormlord + Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Myr Retriever, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Myr Retriever dies, it triggers, returning Scrap Trawler to your hand from your graveyard.
  3. 3Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Cast Scrap Trawler by paying {3}.
  6. 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Scrap Trawler, adding {C}{C}.
  7. 7When Scrap Trawler dies, it triggers, returning Myr Retriever to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. 8Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Imotekh the Stormlord
+Scrap Trawler
+Myr Retriever
+Krark-Clan Ironworks
#2

Imotekh the Stormlord + Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Myr Retriever, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Myr Retriever dies, it triggers, returning Scrap Trawler to your hand from your graveyard.
  3. 3Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Cast Scrap Trawler by paying {3}.
  6. 6Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Scrap Trawler, adding {C}{C}.
  7. 7When Scrap Trawler dies, it triggers, returning Myr Retriever to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. 8Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Imotekh the Stormlord
+Junk Diver
+Myr Retriever
+Ashnod's Altar
#3

Imotekh the Stormlord + Junk Diver + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Myr Retriever, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Myr Retriever dies, it triggers, returning Junk Diver to your hand from your graveyard.
  3. 3Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Cast Junk Diver by paying {3}.
  6. 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Junk Diver, adding {C}{C}.
  7. 7When Junk Diver dies, it triggers, returning Myr Retriever to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. 8Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Imotekh the Stormlord
+Nim Deathmantle
+Ashnod's Altar
#4

Imotekh the Stormlord + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2The creature dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return the artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Imotekh's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Imotekh the Stormlord
+Myr Retriever
+Workshop Assistant
+Ashnod's Altar
#5

Imotekh the Stormlord + Myr Retriever + Workshop Assistant + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Workshop Assistant, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Workshop Assistant dies, it triggers, returning Myr Retriever to your hand from your graveyard.
  3. 3Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Cast Myr Retriever by paying {2}.
  6. 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Myr Retriever, adding {C}{C}.
  7. 7When Myr Retriever dies, it triggers, returning Workshop Assistant to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. 8Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Imotekh the Stormlord
+Junk Diver
+Myr Retriever
+Krark-Clan Ironworks
#6

Imotekh the Stormlord + Junk Diver + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Myr Retriever, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Myr Retriever dies, it triggers, returning Junk Diver to your hand from your graveyard.
  3. 3Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Cast Junk Diver by paying {3}.
  6. 6Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Junk Diver, adding {C}{C}.
  7. 7When Junk Diver dies, it triggers, returning Myr Retriever to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. 8Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Imotekh the Stormlord
+Junk Diver
+Workshop Assistant
+Ashnod's Altar
#7

Imotekh the Stormlord + Junk Diver + Workshop Assistant + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Workshop Assistant, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Workshop Assistant dies, it triggers, returning Junk Diver to your hand from your graveyard.
  3. 3Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Cast Junk Diver by paying {3}.
  6. 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Junk Diver, adding {C}{C}.
  7. 7When Junk Diver dies, it triggers, returning Workshop Assistant to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. 8Imotekh the Stormlord's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Imotekh the Stormlord
+Nim Deathmantle
+Krark-Clan Ironworks
#8

Imotekh the Stormlord + Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2The creature dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return the artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Imotekh's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Repeat.

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