Mirror of Life Trapping 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
Whenever a creature enters, if it was cast, exile it, then return all other permanent cards exiled with this artifact to the battlefield under their owners' control.
How it works : Mirror of Life Trapping
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
Mirror of Life Trapping + Containment Priest
Exile all nontoken creatures that enter the battlefieldLock
- 1Whenever a nontoken creature enters that was cast, Mirror of Life Trapping triggers, exiling that creature.
- 2Whenever a nontoken creature enters that wasn't cast, it is instead exiled due to Containment Priest. This also applies to any creatures that would be put onto the battlefield by Mirror of Life Trapping.
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#2
Abby, Merciless Soldier + Ashnod's Altar + Mirror of Life Trapping + Tuktuk Rubblefort
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Abby from the command zone by paying
plus commander tax if applicable. - 2Abby triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
- 3When Abby enters under an opponent's control, Mirror of Life Trapping triggers, exiling Abby.
- 4Choose to return Abby from exile to the command zone.
- 5Activate two Codryceps Infected tokens by tapping them, adding .
- 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Cordyceps Infected token, adding
. - 7Repeat step 6 until you have enough mana to cast Abby.
- 8Repeat from step 1.
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#3
Abby, Merciless Soldier + Ashnod's Altar + Mirror of Life Trapping + A Realm Reborn
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Abby from the command zone by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 2Abby triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
- 3When Abby enters under an opponent's control, Mirror of Life Trapping triggers, exiling Abby.
- 4Choose to return Abby from exile to the command zone.
- 5Activate two Codryceps Infected tokens by tapping them, adding .
- 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Cordyceps Infected token, adding .
- 7Repeat step 6 until you have enough mana to cast Abby.
- 8Repeat from step 1.
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#4
Mana Echoes + Mirror of Life Trapping + Mycosynth Lattice + Squee, the Immortal
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Squee by paying
plus commander tax if applicable - 2When Squee enters, Mirror of Life Trapping and Mana Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Mana Echoes trigger, adding for each Goblin you control.
- 4Resolve the Mirror of Life Trapping trigger, exiling Squee.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Abby, Merciless Soldier + Ashnod's Altar + Mirror of Life Trapping + Anger
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Abby from the command zone by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 2Abby triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
- 3When Abby enters under an opponent's control, Mirror of Life Trapping triggers, exiling Abby.
- 4Choose to return Abby from exile to the command zone.
- 5Activate two Codryceps Infected tokens by tapping them, adding .
- 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Cordyceps Infected token, adding .
- 7Repeat step 6 until you have enough mana to cast Abby.
- 8Repeat from step 1.
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#6
Abby, Merciless Soldier + Ashnod's Altar + Mirror of Life Trapping + Cryptolith Rite
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Abby from the command zone by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 2Abby triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
- 3When Abby enters under an opponent's control, Mirror of Life Trapping triggers, exiling Abby.
- 4Choose to return Abby from exile to the command zone.
- 5Activate two Codryceps Infected tokens by tapping them, adding .
- 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Cordyceps Infected token, adding .
- 7Repeat step 6 until you have enough mana to cast Abby.
- 8Repeat from step 1.
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#7
Abby, Merciless Soldier + Ashnod's Altar + Mirror of Life Trapping + Urabrask the Hidden
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Abby from the command zone by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 2Abby triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
- 3When Abby enters under an opponent's control, Mirror of Life Trapping triggers, exiling Abby.
- 4Choose to return Abby from exile to the command zone.
- 5Activate two Codryceps Infected tokens by tapping them, adding .
- 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Cordyceps Infected token, adding .
- 7Repeat step 6 until you have enough mana to cast Abby.
- 8Repeat from step 1.
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#8
Abby, Merciless Soldier + Ashnod's Altar + Mirror of Life Trapping + Cryptolith Rite
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Abby from the command zone by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 2Abby triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
- 3When Abby enters under an opponent's control, Mirror of Life Trapping triggers, exiling Abby.
- 4Choose to return Abby from exile to the command zone.
- 5Activate two Codryceps Infected tokens by tapping them, adding .
- 6Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Cordyceps Infected token, adding .
- 7Repeat step 6 until you have enough mana to cast Abby.
- 8Repeat from step 1.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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