Martyr of Sands 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.
Official card text
, Reveal X white cards from your hand, Sacrifice this creature: You gain three times X life.
How it works : Martyr of Sands
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
A card that’s already revealed for another cost or because of an effect can be revealed to pay this cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Each card that’s revealed to pay the cost remains revealed until the ability leaves the stack.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If one of the cards that’s revealed to pay the cost leaves its owner’s hand before the ability resolves, it stops being revealed, but the value of X is not affected.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Peer into the Abyss + Celestial Dawn + Vizkopa Guildmage + Martyr of Sands
- 1Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying
, causing you to draw half your library and lose half your life total, rounding up each time. - 2Activate Vizkopa Guildmage by paying
, causing each opponent to lose life whenever you gain life this turn. - 3Activate Martyr of Sands by paying , revealing all white cards in your hand and sacrificing Martyr of Sands, causing you to gain 3 life for each card revealed this way.
- 4Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the amount of life you gained.
Peer into the Abyss + Vizkopa Guildmage + Martyr of Sands + Painter's Servant
- 1Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying , causing you to draw half your library and lose half your life total, rounding up each time.
- 2Activate Vizkopa Guildmage by paying , causing each opponent to lose life whenever you gain life this turn.
- 3Activate Martyr of Sands by paying , revealing all white cards in your hand and sacrificing Martyr of Sands, causing you to gain 3 life for each card revealed this way.
- 4Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the amount of life you gained.
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