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Moment of ReckoningHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Secrets of Strixhaven· April 24, 2026
Carte Magic Moment of Reckoning

Moment of Reckoning 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

Choose up to four. You may choose the same mode more than once. • Destroy target nonland permanent. • Return target nonland permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

How it works : Moment of Reckoning

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If all targets for the chosen modes become illegal before Moment of Reckoning resolves, the spell won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. If at least one target is still legal, the spell will resolve but will have no effect on any illegal targets.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    No matter which combination of modes you choose, you always follow the instructions in the order they are written.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    If Moment of Reckoning is copied, the effect that creates the copy will usually allow you to choose new targets, but you can't choose new modes.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    You choose the modes as you cast Moment of Reckoning. Once modes are chosen, they can't be changed.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    If the same mode is chosen more than once, you choose their relative order as you cast the spell. For example, if you choose the second mode of Moment of Reckoning more than once, you choose the relative order to return the target nonland permanent cards.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    No player can cast spells or activate abilities in between the modes of a resolving spell. Any abilities that trigger won't be put onto the stack until a spell is done resolving.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Umbral Collar Zealot
+Moment of Reckoning
+Dualcaster Mage
#1

Umbral Collar Zealot + Moment of Reckoning + Dualcaster Mage

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Altar of Dementia
+Moment of Reckoning
+Dualcaster Mage
#2

Altar of Dementia + Moment of Reckoning + Dualcaster Mage

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Moment of Reckoning
+Dualcaster Mage
+Bartolomé del Presidio
#3

Moment of Reckoning + Dualcaster Mage + Bartolomé del Presidio

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Altar of Dementia
+Moment of Reckoning
+Naru Meha, Master Wizard
#4

Altar of Dementia + Moment of Reckoning + Naru Meha, Master Wizard

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Naru Meha by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Naru Meha enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Naru Meha.
  5. 5Resolve the Naru Meha trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Naru Meha from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Moment of Reckoning
+Dualcaster Mage
+Phantom Train
#5

Moment of Reckoning + Dualcaster Mage + Phantom Train

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Phyrexian Altar
+Moment of Reckoning
+Dualcaster Mage
#6

Phyrexian Altar + Moment of Reckoning + Dualcaster Mage

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Viscera Seer
+Moment of Reckoning
+Dualcaster Mage
#7

Viscera Seer + Moment of Reckoning + Dualcaster Mage

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
  5. 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
Moment of Reckoning
+Naru Meha, Master Wizard
+Carrion Feeder
#8

Moment of Reckoning + Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Carrion Feeder

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Cast Moment of Reckoning by paying its mana cost
  2. 2Holding priority, cast Naru Meha by paying its mana cost.
  3. 3When Naru Meha enters, it triggers, targeting Moment of Reckoning.
  4. 4Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Naru Meha.
  5. 5Resolve the Naru Meha trigger, copying Moment of Reckoning
  6. 6Resolve the Moment of Reckoning copy, returning Naru Meha from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat from step 3.
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Legal formats

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