Mortus Strider 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
When this creature dies, return it to its owner's hand.
How it works : Mortus Strider
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Mortus Strider will return to its owner's hand only if it is still in the graveyard when its ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder + Phyrexian Altar + Mortus Strider
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Mortus Strider.
- 2Endrek Sahr triggers, creating three 1/1 Thrull tokens.
- 3Sacrifice Mortus Strider and 3 Thrull tokens for
. - 4Mortus Strider returns to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
Morophon, the Boundless + Mortus Strider + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Mortus Strider by paying
due to Morophon. - 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Mortus Strider, adding
. - 3When Mortus Strider dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Repeat.
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#3
Morophon, the Boundless + Mortus Strider + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Mortus Strider by paying due to Morophon.
- 2Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Mortus Strider, adding .
- 3When Mortus Strider dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Aluren + Mortus Strider + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Mortus Strider, adding .
- 2Mortus Strider dies, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand.
- 3Cast Mortus Strider by paying
. - 4Repeat.
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#5
Aluren + Mortus Strider + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Mortus Strider, adding one mana of any color.
- 2Mortus Strider dies, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand.
- 3Cast Mortus Strider by paying .
- 4Repeat.
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#6
Mortus Strider + Sneak Attack + Thermopod
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Sneak Attack by paying
, putting Mortus Strider from your hand onto the battlefield. - 2Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Mortus Strider, adding .
- 3Mortus Strider dies, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Repeat.
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#7
Mortus Strider + Sneak Attack + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Sneak Attack by paying , putting Mortus Strider from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 2Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Mortus Strider, adding .
- 3Mortus Strider dies, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Repeat.
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#8
Morophon, the Boundless + Mortus Strider + Thermopod
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Mortus Strider by paying due to Morophon.
- 2Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Mortus Strider, adding .
- 3When Mortus Strider dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
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