Infectious Host 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
When this creature dies, target player loses 2 life.
How it works : Infectious Host
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.
#1
Rot Hulk + Godhead of Awe + Kaervek, the Spiteful + Infectious Host
All creatures die upon enteringInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifeloss
- 1Cast Rot Hulk by paying
.
- 2Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
- 4Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk and Infectious Host from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Rot Hulk and Infectious Host die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 6The Infectious Host and Rot Hulk triggers are put on the stack.
- 7Resolve the Infectious Host trigger, causing target player to lose 2 life.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
#2
Rot Hulk + Godhead of Awe + Heartless Summoning + Infectious Host
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifelossInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Rot Hulk by paying
.
- 2Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
- 4Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk and Infectious Host from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Rot Hulk and Infectious Host die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 6The Infectious Host and Rot Hulk triggers are put on the stack.
- 7Resolve the Infectious Host trigger, causing target player to lose 2 life.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
#3
Rot Hulk + Godhead of Awe + Stronghold Taskmaster + Infectious Host
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifelossInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Rot Hulk by paying
.
- 2Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
- 4Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk and Infectious Host from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Rot Hulk and Infectious Host die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 6The Infectious Host and Rot Hulk triggers are put on the stack.
- 7Resolve the Infectious Host trigger, causing target player to lose 2 life.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
#4
Rot Hulk + Godhead of Awe + Night of Souls' Betrayal + Infectious Host
All creatures die upon enteringInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifeloss
- 1Cast Rot Hulk by paying
.
- 2Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
- 4Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk and Infectious Host from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Rot Hulk and Infectious Host die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 6The Infectious Host and Rot Hulk triggers are put on the stack.
- 7Resolve the Infectious Host trigger, causing target player to lose 2 life.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
#5
Rot Hulk + Godhead of Awe + Urborg Shambler + Infectious Host
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifelossInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Rot Hulk by paying
.
- 2Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
- 4Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk and Infectious Host from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Rot Hulk and Infectious Host die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 6The Infectious Host and Rot Hulk triggers are put on the stack.
- 7Resolve the Infectious Host trigger, causing target player to lose 2 life.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
#6
Rot Hulk + Godhead of Awe + Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Infectious Host
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifeloss
- 1Cast Rot Hulk by paying
.
- 2Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
- 4Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk and Infectious Host from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Rot Hulk and Infectious Host die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 6The Infectious Host and Rot Hulk triggers are put on the stack.
- 7Resolve the Infectious Host trigger, causing target player to lose 2 life.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
#7
Rot Hulk + Godhead of Awe + Engineered Plague + Infectious Host
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifelossInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Rot Hulk by paying
.
- 2Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 3Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
- 4Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk and Infectious Host from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Rot Hulk and Infectious Host die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 6The Infectious Host and Rot Hulk triggers are put on the stack.
- 7Resolve the Infectious Host trigger, causing target player to lose 2 life.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
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Legal formats
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