Luminous Broodmoth 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
Flying Whenever a creature you control without flying dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a flying counter on it.
How it works : Luminous Broodmoth
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If a merged creature dies and that creature didn't have flying, each card that was part of that merged creature is returned to the battlefield. Each one has a flying counter on it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Luminous Broodmoth's ability triggers if a token creature without flying dies, but the token won't be returned to the battlefield. If that token was a merged creature, any cards that were part of it will be returned to the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If Luminous Broodmoth dies after losing flying but not losing its triggered ability, its ability will trigger for itself.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If Luminous Broodmoth dies at the same time as a creature without flying, its ability triggers for that creature.
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
Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the persist or undying creature, adding
. - 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
Luminous Broodmoth + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#3
Luminous Broodmoth + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the persist or undying creature, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Luminous Broodmoth + Carrion Feeder
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#5
Luminous Broodmoth + Bartolomé del Presidio
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#6
Luminous Broodmoth + Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Yahenni by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Yahenni ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#7
Luminous Broodmoth + Altar of Dementia
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#8
Luminous Broodmoth + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer + Reassembling Skeleton
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- 2When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Luminous Broodmoth and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, returning Reassembling Skeleton from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- 6When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 7Resolve the Viscera Seer abilities from steps 1 and 5, causing you to scry 1 twice.
- 8Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
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Legal formats
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