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Irresistible PreyHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Jumpstart· July 17, 2020
Carte Magic Irresistible Prey

Irresistible Prey 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

Target creature must be blocked this turn if able. Draw a card.

How it works : Irresistible Prey

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    You can target a creature you don’t control or that otherwise couldn’t attack that turn.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Irresistible Prey resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    The creature affected by Irresistible Prey doesn’t have to attack that turn.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    If the affected creature attacks, the defending player must assign at least one blocker to it during the declare blockers step, unless that player controls no creatures that could block it.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker
+Irresistible Prey
+Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
+Balduvian Warlord
#1

Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker + Irresistible Prey + Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Balduvian Warlord

Infinite untap of nontoken creatures you controlInfinite untap of lands you controlInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite mana nontoken creatures you control can produce
  1. 1Cast Irresistible Prey by paying {G}, targeting Likeness of the Seeker.
  2. 2Declare Likeness of the Seeker as an attacker, forcing an opponent to block it.
  3. 3Likeness of the Seeker triggers, untapping Balduvian Warlord and two other lands you control.
  4. 4Optionally, you may activate the lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}.
  5. 5Activate Balduvian Warlord by tapping it, removing a creature blocking Likeness of the Seeker from combat, and then causing that creature to block Likeness of the Seeker.
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
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Legal formats

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