Mana Crypt 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
At the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, this artifact deals 3 damage to you.: Add
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How it works : Mana Crypt
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
No player may choose to take actions between determining the result of the flip and damage being dealt if you lost the flip.
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
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain + Words of Wind + Mana Crypt + Urza, Lord Protector
Infinite storm countReturn all permanents opponents control to their owner's handInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Mana Crypt by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Words of Wind by paying
. - 3Cast an artifact by paying
. - 4Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning Mana Crypt to your hand.
- 5Activate Words of Wind by paying .
- 6Cast Mana Crypt by paying .
- 7Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning the artifact cast in step 3 to your hand.
- 8Repeat.
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#2
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain + Words of Wind + Mana Crypt + Voyager Quickwelder
Infinite storm countReturn all permanents opponents control to their owner's handInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Mana Crypt by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Words of Wind by paying .
- 3Cast an artifact by paying .
- 4Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning Mana Crypt to your hand.
- 5Activate Words of Wind by paying .
- 6Cast Mana Crypt by paying .
- 7Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning the artifact cast in step 3 to your hand.
- 8Repeat.
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#3
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain + Words of Wind + Umori, the Collector + Mana Crypt
Infinite storm countReturn all permanents opponents control to their owner's handInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Mana Crypt by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Words of Wind by paying .
- 3Cast an artifact by paying .
- 4Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning Mana Crypt to your hand.
- 5Activate Words of Wind by paying .
- 6Cast Mana Crypt by paying .
- 7Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning the artifact cast in step 3 to your hand.
- 8Repeat.
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#4
Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mirran Spy + Rusted Slasher + Mana Crypt
Cast all colorless artifacts from your graveyard any number of timesInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Mana Crypt by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Rusted Slasher by sacrificing Mana Crypt, regenerating Rusted Slasher.
- 3Activate Emry by tapping it, allowing yourself to cast Mana Crypt from your graveyard this turn.
- 4Cast Mana Crypt from your graveyard by paying .
- 5When you cast Mana Crypt, Mirran Spy triggers, untapping Emry.
- 6Mana Crypt resolves.
- 7Repeat any number of times.
- 8Once you have infinite colorless mana, you may repeat the loop targeting any castable artifact card in your graveyard in step 3 each time.
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#5
Krark-Clan Ironworks + Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Chromatic Star
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite storm count
- 1Announce the activation of Chromatic Star's ability, allowing you to activate mana abilities while delaying any triggered abilities until this ability has finished resolving.
- 2Activate Mana Crypt's mana ability by tapping it, adding .
- 3Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks three times by sacrificing Mana Crypt, Myr Retriever, and Krark-Clan Ironworks, adding six colorless mana.
- 4Complete the activation of Chromatic Star by paying , tapping it, and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
- 5When the artifacts go to the graveyard in steps 3 and 4, Myr Retriever triggers once, Scrap Trawler triggers four times, and Chromatic Star triggers once.
- 6Resolve Chromatic Star's triggered ability, drawing a card.
- 7Resolve Myr Retriever's triggered ability, returning Krark-Clan Ironworks from your graveyard to your hand.
- 8Resolve Scrap Trawler's triggered ability from Krark-Clan Ironworks, returning Myr Retriever from your graveyard to your hand.
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#6
Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Precognition Field + Mana Crypt
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite storm countInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate Mystic Sanctuary and Mana Crypt by tapping them, adding
. - 2Cast Ghostly Flicker either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying , blinking Mystic Sanctuary and Mana Crypt.
- 3When Mystic Sanctuary enters untapped, it triggers, putting Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- 4Repeat.
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#7
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain + Words of Wind + Mana Crypt + Samut, the Driving Force
Infinite storm countReturn all permanents opponents control to their owner's handInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Mana Crypt by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Words of Wind by paying .
- 3Cast an artifact by paying .
- 4Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning Mana Crypt to your hand.
- 5Activate Words of Wind by paying .
- 6Cast Mana Crypt by paying .
- 7Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning the artifact cast in step 3 to your hand.
- 8Repeat.
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#8
Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Jeskai Ascendancy + Barrage Ogre + Mana Crypt
Infinite colorless manaInfinite damageInfinite lootingInfinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Tap Barrage Ogre, sacrificing Mana Crypt to deal 2 damage to any target.
- 2Tap Emry, targeting Mana Crypt.
- 3Cast Mana Crypt.
- 4Jeskai Ascendancy triggers, allowing you to loot.
- 5Jeskai Ascendancy triggers, untapping all creatures you control and giving them +1/+1 until end of turn.
- 6Repeat.
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