Mondrak, Glory Dominus 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
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead., Sacrifice two other artifacts and/or creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Mondrak. (
or 2 life.)
Complete guide
Mondrak, Glory Dominus is a powerhouse in token-based strategies, acting as a legendary multiplier for your board presence. As a Phyrexian Horror, it not only doubles your output but can also become an immovable object by gaining an indestructible counter at a moments notice.
Double the Fun
Mondrak features a powerful replacement effect. If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, you create twice that many instead. This applies to any type of token, including creature tokens, Treasure tokens, and even Clues. Because it is a replacement effect and not a triggered ability, it does not use the stack and cannot be responded to once the token-creating event begins.
Gaining Indestructible
To protect itself, Mondrak allows you to pay one generic mana and two Phyrexian White mana (which can be paid with two life each) while sacrificing two other artifacts or creatures. Upon resolution, Mondrak receives an indestructible counter. Note that you must sacrifice two 'other' permanents, meaning Mondrak cannot sacrifice itself to its own ability, but it can sacrifice tokens it helped create.
Important Interactions
Everything specified by the original token-creating effect applies to the bonus tokens. If an effect says a token enters 'tapped and attacking,' the double enters tapped and attacking as well. If the effect puts counters on the token as it enters, the additional tokens also receive those counters. This makes Mondrak exceptionally efficient with effects that create complex or high-value tokens.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumIf you use an effect to create a token copy of Solemn Simulacrum while Mondrak is on the battlefield, Mondrak's effect replaces that event. You create two Solemn Simulacrum tokens instead of one. Both tokens will trigger their 'enters' ability, allowing you to search for two basic land cards total.
Roaming ThroneIf Roaming Throne enters the battlefield and you choose 'Phyrexian', Mondrak now has its triggered abilities doubled... except Mondrak only has a replacement effect and an activated ability. Roaming Throne does not double Mondrak's token multiplication because that is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability (it doesn't start with 'When', 'Whenever', or 'At'). However, if you had a different Phyrexian with a triggered ability that created tokens, Mondrak would apply to each of those doubled triggers, resulting in four times the tokens!
If your opponent targets Mondrak with a destruction spell, you can activate Mondrak's ability. You may sacrifice a Solemn Simulacrum and another artifact or creature. This puts an indestructible counter on Mondrak. Because the Solemn Simulacrum died, its triggered ability goes on the stack, allowing you to draw a card while Mondrak survives the removal.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Mondrak, Glory Dominus
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Everything that is specified by the effect creating the original token or tokens will also be true about the additional token or tokens created by Mondrak's replacement effect. For example, if an effect tells you to create a token "tapped and attacking," the additional tokens will also be tapped and attacking. Similarly, if an effect creates a token and puts counters on it (such as a Fractal token) the additional token will also get those counters.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Gleaming Splendor + Smothering Tithe + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Activate Gleaming Splendor by paying
, causing two opponents to each draw a card. - 2Smothering Tithe triggers twice, creating four Treasure tokens due to Mondrak
- 3Activate three Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 4Repeat any number of times.
- 5Once you have near-infinite Treasure tokens, you may repeat the loop targeting yourself as one of the players in step 1, drawing any number of cards.
Springheart Nantuko + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Earthbend a land that can tap to produce at least
, thus animating it. - 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying
, attaching it to the animated land. - 3Play any land.
- 4When the land enters the battlefield, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay to create two token copies of the land it is attached to due to Mondrak.
- 5When the land tokens enter the battlefield, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
- 6Holding priority, activate the two land tokens by tapping them, adding at least .
- 7Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and create two 1/1 Insect creature tokens due to Mondrak
- 8Resolve the second trigger, causing you to pay to create two token copies of the land it is attached to due to Mondrak.
Marneus Calgar + Ashnod's Altar + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Activate Marneus by paying
, creating four creature tokens due to Mondrak. - 2When the tokens enter, Marneus triggers, causing you to draw a card
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar three times by sacrificing three creature tokens, adding six
. - 4Repeat.
Faerie Mastermind + Smothering Tithe + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Activate Faerie Mastermind by paying
, causing each player to draw a card. - 2Smothering Tithe triggers for each opponent you have, creating at least six Treasure tokens due to Mondrak.
- 3Activate four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 4Repeat.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets + Time Sieve + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Deal combat damage to an opponent with Tivit.
- 2Tivit triggers, creating at least six artifact tokens.
- 3Activate Time Sieve by tapping it and sacrificing five artifacts, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 4Repeat each turn.
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Ashnod's Altar + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating two creature tokens.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding .
- 3Activate Ghave's second ability by paying and sacrificing a creature token, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
- 4Repeat.
The Jolly Balloon Man + Felidar Guardian + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Activate a permanent you control by tapping it, adding at least .
- 2Activate The Jolly Balloon Man by paying and tapping it, creating two token copies of Felidar Guardian that are 1/1 Balloons with haste.
- 3When the Felidar Guardian tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, blinking the mana-producing permanent and The Jolly Balloon Man.
- 4Repeat.
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Pitiless Plunderer + Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
- 2Activate Ghave's second ability by paying and sacrificing a Saproling.
- 3When the Saproling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 4Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
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