Lieutenant Commander Data 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 player casts a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Lieutenant Commander Data., Remove three counters from among creatures you control: Draw a card.
How it works : Lieutenant Commander Data
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.
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#1
Lieutenant Commander Data + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETB
- 1If any of the creatures with persist or undying do not have a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on them respectively, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature, adding
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Repeat from step 1 until all three persist or undying creatures have a counter on them.
- 4Activate Data by paying and removing a counter from each of the persist or undying creatures, causing you to draw a card.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
Lieutenant Commander Data + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite creature ETB
- 1If any of the creatures with persist or undying do not have a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on them respectively, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Repeat from step 1 until all three persist or undying creatures have a counter on them.
- 4Activate Data by paying and removing a counter from each of the persist or undying creatures, causing you to draw a card.
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Lieutenant Commander Data + Thermopod
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1If any of the creatures with persist or undying do not have a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on them respectively, activate Thermopod by sacrificing the creature, adding
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Repeat from step 1 until all three persist or undying creatures have a counter on them.
- 4Activate Data by paying and removing a counter from each of the persist or undying creatures, causing you to draw a card.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
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