Martyr's Cause 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
Sacrifice a creature: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage.
How it works : Martyr's Cause
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
Forsaken Miner + Pitiless Plunderer + Martyr's Cause
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Martyr's Cause by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, targeting any opponent.
- 2Pitiless Plunderer triggers when Forsaken Miner dies, and Forsaken Miner triggers when you commit the crime in step 1.
- 3Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 5Resolve the Forsaken Miner trigger, causing you to pay to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Resolve the Martyr's Cause ability from step 1.
- 7Repeat.
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#2
Murderous Redcap + Martyr's Cause + Renata, Called to the Hunt
Infinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Sacrifice Murderous Redcap to Martyr's Cause to prevent all damage to a creature.
- 2Murderous Redcap's persist triggers, returning it to the battlefield.
- 3Murderous Redcap returns to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter which cancel out.
- 4Murderous Redcap triggers, dealing 2 damage to any target.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredhtlr
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