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Kambal, Profiteering MayorHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Outlaws of Thunder Junction· April 19, 2024
Carte Magic Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Kambal, Profiteering Mayor 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 one or more tokens your opponents control enter, for each of them, create a tapped token that's a copy of it. This ability triggers only once each turn. Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

How it works : Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Each of the new tokens copies the original characteristics of the appropriate token as stated by the effect that created that token and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else; see below). It doesn’t copy whether the opponent’s token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.

    Card named in this ruling

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If the copied token has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0. (Most tokens don’t have a mana cost unless they’re copying something else.)

    Card named in this ruling

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    If the copied token is copying something else, then the new token enters the battlefield as whatever that token copied.

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  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any “as [this permanent] enters the battlefield” or “[this permanent] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the copied token will also work.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Warren Soultrader
+Gravecrawler
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
#1

Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler, creating a Treasure token.
  2. 2When the Treasure enters the battlefield, Kambal's second ability triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  3. 3Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. 4Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Darien, King of Kjeldor
+Goblin Bombardment
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
#2

Darien, King of Kjeldor + Goblin Bombardment + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing any other creature you control, dealing 1 damage to yourself.
  2. 2Darien triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  3. 3When the Soldier enters, Kambal triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent loses 1 life.
  4. 4Repeat.
Trudge Garden
+Ashnod's Altar
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
#3

Trudge Garden + Ashnod's Altar + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
  1. 1Cause a token to enter the battlefield under your control.
  2. 2Kambal's second ability triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  3. 3Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay {2} to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token.
  4. 4Kambal's second ability triggers, holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Fungus Beast, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Resolve the Kambal trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  6. 6Repeat from step 3.
Darien, King of Kjeldor
+Blasting Station
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
#4

Darien, King of Kjeldor + Blasting Station + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and by sacrificing any other creature you control, dealing 1 damage to yourself.
  2. 2Darien triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  3. 3When the Soldier enters, Blasting Station and Kambal trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Kambal trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent loses 1 life.
  5. 5Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
  6. 6Repeat.
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
+Nadir Kraken
+Ashnod's Altar
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
#5

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic + Nadir Kraken + Ashnod's Altar + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite creature ETB
  1. 1Draw a card.
  2. 2Nadir Kraken triggers, causing you to pay {1} to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  3. 3When the Tentacle enters, Kambal triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent loses 1 life.
  4. 4Oloro triggers. Holding prioirty, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Tentacle, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Resolve the Oloro trigger, causing you to pay {1} to draw a card and cause each opponent to lose 1 life.
  6. 6Repeat.
Animation Module
+Phyrexian Altar
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
+The Destined White Mage
#6

Animation Module + Phyrexian Altar + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor + The Destined White Mage

Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Gain life.
  2. 2The Destined White Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
  3. 3Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. 4When the Servo enters, Kambal triggers, causing you to gain life and each opponent to lose life
  5. 5The Destined White Mage triggers. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {1}.
  6. 6Resolve the The Destined White Mage trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Darien, King of Kjeldor
+Havoc Jester
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
+Phantom Train
#7

Darien, King of Kjeldor + Havoc Jester + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor + Phantom Train

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing a creature.
  2. 2When the creature dies, Havoc Jester triggers, dealing 1 damage to you.
  3. 3Darien triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  4. 4When the Soldier enters, Kambal triggers, causing you to gain life and each opponent to lose life.
  5. 5Resolve the Phantom Train ability.
  6. 6Repeat.
Darien, King of Kjeldor
+Havoc Jester
+Woe Strider
+Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
#8

Darien, King of Kjeldor + Havoc Jester + Woe Strider + Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing a creature.
  2. 2When the creature dies, Havoc Jester triggers, dealing 1 damage to you.
  3. 3Darien triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  4. 4When the Soldier enters, Kambal triggers, causing you to gain life and each opponent to lose life.
  5. 5Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  6. 6Repeat.

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Legal formats

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