Lightning-Rig Crew 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 deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast a Pirate spell, untap this creature.
How it works : Lightning-Rig Crew
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Lightning-Rig Crew's activated ability causes the opposing team to lose 2 life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Freed from the Real
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- 2Malcolm triggers, creating at least one Treasure token.
- 3Activate a Treasure token by tapping it and sacrificing it, adding
. - 4Activate Freed from the Real by paying , untapping Lightning-Rig Crew.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- 2Malcolm triggers, creating at least one Treasure token.
- 3Activate a Treasure token by tapping it and sacrificing it, adding .
- 4Activate Pemmin's Aura by paying , untapping Lightning-Rig Crew.
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Crab Umbra
Infinite damageNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Tap Lightning-Rig Crew to deal 1 damage to each opponent, creating 3 treasure tokens from Malcolm's trigger.
- 2Sacrifice 3 treasure token for
. - 3Activate Crab Umbra to untap Lightning-Rig Crew.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Umbral Mantle
Near-infinite damage to most opponentsNear-infinitely large creature until end of turnInfinite damage to one opponent
- 1Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- 2Malcolm triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- 3Activate three Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
. - 4Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by paying and untapping it, giving it +2/+2 until end of turn.
- 5Repeat until you have two or less opponents remaining.
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#5
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Sword of the Paruns
Near-infinite damage to most opponentsInfinite damage to one opponent
- 1Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- 2Malcolm triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- 3Activate three Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 4Activate Sword of the Paruns by paying , untapping Lightning-Rig Crew.
- 5Repeat until you have two or less opponents remaining.
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#6
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Clock of Omens + Mycosynth Lattice
Infinite damage to most opponentsNear-infinite damage to one opponentNear-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- 1Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- 2Malcolm triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- 3Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Treasures, untapping Lightning-Rig Crew.
- 4Repeat until you have one or less opponent remaining.
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#7
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Clock of Omens + Encroaching Mycosynth
Infinite damage to most opponentsNear-infinite damage to one opponentNear-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- 1Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- 2Malcolm triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- 3Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Treasures, untapping Lightning-Rig Crew.
- 4Repeat until you have one or less opponent remaining.
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#8
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Lightning-Rig Crew + Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite commander casts
- 1Activate Lightning-Rig Crew by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- 2Malcolm triggers, creating a Treasure for each opponent dealt damage.
- 3Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 4Cast Dargo by paying due to its cost reduction, including its commander tax.
- 5Lightning-Rig Crew triggers, untapping it.
- 6Resolve Dargo. Then, activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Dargo.
- 7Choose to return Dargo to the command zone from your graveyard.
- 8Resolve the Hammerhead ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Hammerhead.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawldueltlr
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