Lucius the Eternal 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
Haste Armour of Shrieking Souls — When Lucius the Eternal dies, exile it and choose target creature an opponent controls. When that creature leaves the battlefield, return this card from exile to the battlefield under its owner's control.
How it works : Lucius the Eternal
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the target creature leaves the battlefield before Lucius the Eternal's ability resolves, Lucius will stay in your graveyard and will not be exiled or return to the battlefield.
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
Lucius the Eternal + Pitiless Plunderer + Attrition
Destroy all nonblack creatures that enter the battlefield under an opponent's controlDestroy all nonblack creatures opponents controlLock
- 1Whenever an opponent controls a nonblack creature, if you control a Treasure, activate it by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 2Activate Attrition by paying and sacrificing Lucius, targeting a nonblack creature an opponent controls.
- 3When Lucius dies, it and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 4Resolve the Lucius trigger, exiling it from your graveyard and targeting the creature that Attrition is targeting.
- 5Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Resolve the Attrition trigger, destroying the targeted creature.
- 7When the creature dies, Lucius triggers, returning it from exile to the battlefield under your control.
- 8Repeat as needed.
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Lucius the Eternal + Genesis Chamber + Confusion in the Ranks + Goblin Bombardment
Gain control of all artifactsGain control of all creatures
- 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Lucius the Eternal, targeting a creature an opponent controls with toughness equal to 1.
- 2When Lucius the Eternal dies, it triggers, exiling it from your graveyard and choosing the creature targeted in step 1.
- 3Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability, dealing 1 damage to the creature, destroying it.
- 4When the creature dies, Lucius the Eternal triggers, returning itself from exile to the battlefield.
- 5When Lucius the Eternal enters the battlefield, Confusion in the Ranks and Genesis Chamber trigger.
- 6Resolve the Genesis Chamber trigger, creating a 1/1 Myr artifact creature token.
- 7When the Myr enters the battlefield, Confusion in the Ranks triggers, exchanging control of the Myr and an artifact or creature an opponent controls.
- 8Repeat from step 1.
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Lucius the Eternal + Genesis Chamber + Confusion in the Ranks + Blasting Station
Gain control of all artifactsGain control of all creatures
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Lucius the Eternal, targeting a creature an opponent controls with toughness equal to 1.
- 2When Lucius the Eternal dies, it triggers, exiling it from your graveyard and choosing the creature targeted in step 1.
- 3Resolve the Blasting Station ability, dealing 1 damage to the creature, destroying it.
- 4When the creature dies, Lucius the Eternal triggers, returning itself from exile to the battlefield.
- 5When Lucius the Eternal enters the battlefield, Confusion in the Ranks, Blasting Station and Genesis Chamber trigger.
- 6Resolve the Genesis Chamber trigger, creating a 1/1 Myr artifact creature token.
- 7When the Myr enters the battlefield, Confusion in the Ranks and Blasting Station trigger.
- 8Resolve the Confusion in the Ranks trigger, exchanging control of the Myr and an artifact or creature an opponent controls.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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