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Loch MareHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Lorwyn Eclipsed· January 23, 2026
Carte Magic Loch Mare

Loch Mare 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 enters with three -1/-1 counters on it. {1}{U}, Remove a counter from this creature: Draw a card. {2}{U}, Remove two counters from this creature: Tap target creature. Put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

How it works : Loch Mare

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.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Phyrexian Altar
+Loch Mare
#1

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar + Loch Mare

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Altar of Dementia
+Loch Mare
#2

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Altar of Dementia + Loch Mare

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite mill
  1. 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
+Loch Mare
#3

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Loch Mare

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Grimgrin ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Viscera Seer
+Loch Mare
#4

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Viscera Seer + Loch Mare

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Carrion Feeder
+Loch Mare
#5

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder + Loch Mare

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Ashnod's Altar
+Loch Mare
#6

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar + Loch Mare

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Bloodflow Connoisseur
+Loch Mare
#7

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Bloodflow Connoisseur + Loch Mare

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur ability
  4. 4Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Bloodthrone Vampire
+Loch Mare
#8

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Bloodthrone Vampire + Loch Mare

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing Loch Mare.
  2. 2When Loch Mare dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. 3Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemydueltlr
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