Impostor Syndrome 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
Whenever a nontoken creature you control deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of it, except it isn't legendary.
How it works : Impostor Syndrome
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature has
in its mana cost, X is 0.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Except for not being legendary, the token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that permanent is itself copying something else; see below). It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
Card named in this ruling
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied creature is copying something else, then the token enters as whatever that creature copied, with the listed exceptions.
Card named in this ruling
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters" or "[this creature] enters with" abilities of the creature will also work.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If something becomes a copy of the token, the copy also isn't legendary.
Card named in this ruling
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Impostor Syndrome + Aurelia, the Warleader
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Declare Aurelia as an attacker, triggering its ability, causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Aurelia, triggering Impostor Syndrome, creating a token copy of Aurelia that isn't legendary.
- 3During your next combat phase, declare Aurelia and the Aurelia token as attackers.
- 4The Aurelia token triggers, causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#2
Impostor Syndrome + Breath of Fury
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Deal combat damage to an opponent using the nontoken creature that has haste and the creature that has Breath of Fury attached.
- 2Breath of Fury and Impostor Syndrome trigger.
- 3Resolve the Impostor Syndrome trigger, creating a token copy of the nontoken creature with haste that isn't legendary.
- 4Resolve the Breath of Fury trigger, sacrificing the creature it is attached to and attaching it to the creature token created in step 3, then untapping all creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat each combat phase.
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#3
Impostor Syndrome + Fear of Missing Out + Anger
Infinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Declare Fear of Missing Out as an attacker, triggering its ability, causing you to untap it and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Fear of Missing Out, triggering Impostor Syndrome, creating a token copy of Fear of Missing Out that isn't legendary.
- 3When the Fear of Missing Out token enters, it triggers, causing you to rummage
- 4During your next combat phase, declare Fear of Missing Out and the Fear of Missing Out token as attackers.
- 5The Fear of Missing Out token triggers, causing you to untap the nontoken Fear of Missing Out and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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#4
Impostor Syndrome + Combat Celebrant + Rising of the Day
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Declare Combat Celebrant as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks and triggering its ability, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Combat Celebrant, triggering Impostor Syndrome, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant that isn't legendary.
- 3During your next combat phase, declare Combat Celebrant and the Combat Celebrant token as attackers, choosing to exert the Combat Celebrant token as it attacks.
- 4The Combat Celebrant token triggers, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#5
Impostor Syndrome + Combat Celebrant + Anger
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite combat phases
- 1Declare Combat Celebrant as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks and triggering its ability, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Combat Celebrant, triggering Impostor Syndrome, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant that isn't legendary.
- 3During your next combat phase, declare Combat Celebrant and the Combat Celebrant token as attackers, choosing to exert the Combat Celebrant token as it attacks.
- 4The Combat Celebrant token triggers, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#6
Impostor Syndrome + Combat Celebrant + The Fire Crystal
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Declare Combat Celebrant as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks and triggering its ability, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Combat Celebrant, triggering Impostor Syndrome, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant that isn't legendary.
- 3During your next combat phase, declare Combat Celebrant and the Combat Celebrant token as attackers, choosing to exert the Combat Celebrant token as it attacks.
- 4The Combat Celebrant token triggers, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#7
Impostor Syndrome + Combat Celebrant + Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Declare Combat Celebrant as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks and triggering its ability, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Combat Celebrant, triggering Impostor Syndrome, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant that isn't legendary.
- 3During your next combat phase, declare Combat Celebrant and the Combat Celebrant token as attackers, choosing to exert the Combat Celebrant token as it attacks.
- 4The Combat Celebrant token triggers, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Impostor Syndrome + Combat Celebrant + Urabrask the Hidden
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Declare Combat Celebrant as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks and triggering its ability, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 2Deal combat damage to an opponent using Combat Celebrant, triggering Impostor Syndrome, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant that isn't legendary.
- 3During your next combat phase, declare Combat Celebrant and the Combat Celebrant token as attackers, choosing to exert the Combat Celebrant token as it attacks.
- 4The Combat Celebrant token triggers, causing you to untap all other creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
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