Knight of Sorrows 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
This creature can block an additional creature each combat. Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.)
How it works : Knight of Sorrows
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Because blockers are chosen all at once, you can’t block with a creature with afterlife, wait for it to die, then block with the resulting Spirit tokens.
Card named in this ruling
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Popular combos
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#1
Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Knight of Sorrows
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Knight of Sorrows, adding
. - 2When Knight of Sorrows dies, its afterlife ability and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
- 3Resolve the Knight of Sorrows trigger, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Spirit, adding .
- 5Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger from step 2, causing you to pay
to return Knight of Sorrows from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it. - 6Repeat.
Related cards and tokens
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Legal formats
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