Mages' Contest 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
You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.
How it works : Mages' Contest
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
Mindslaver + Mages' Contest
Target player loses the game
- 1Activate Mindslaver targeting another player.
- 2On their turn, have them cast a spell.
- 3In response, cast Mages' Contest targeting the spell they cast.
- 4Have them pay their entire life total to Mages' Contest, killing them.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredhtlr
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