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Narfi, Betrayer KingHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Kaldheim· February 5, 2021
Carte Magic Narfi, Betrayer King

Narfi, Betrayer King 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

Other snow and Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1. {S}{S}{S}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. ({S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)

How it works : Narfi, Betrayer King

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Another snow Zombie creature you control will get only +1/+1 from Narfi's first ability.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Snow is a supertype, not a card type. It has no rules meaning or function by itself, but spells and abilities may refer to it.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    The {S} symbol is a generic mana symbol. It represents a cost that can be paid by one mana that was produced by a snow source. That mana can be any color or colorless.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Snow isn't a type of mana. If an effect says you may spend mana as though it were any type, you can't pay for {S} using mana that wasn't produced by a snow source.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    Some cards have additional effects for each {S} spent to cast them. You can cast these spells even if you don't spend any snow mana to cast them; their additional effects simply won't do anything.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    The Kaldheim set doesn't have any cards with mana costs that include {S}, but some previous sets do. If an effect says such a spell costs {1} less to cast, that reduction doesn't apply to any {S} costs. This is also true for activated abilities that include {S} in their activation costs and effects that reduce those costs.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Narfi, Betrayer King
+Rimefeather Owl
+Soldevi Adnate
+Intruder Alarm
#1

Narfi, Betrayer King + Rimefeather Owl + Soldevi Adnate + Intruder Alarm

Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Rimefeather Owl by paying {1}{U}, putting an ice counter on Soldevi Adnate and causing it to become snow.
  2. 2Activate Soldevi Adnate by tapping it and sacrificing Narfi, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Narfi by paying {S}{S}{S}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. 4When Narfi enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Narfi, Betrayer King
+Rimefeather Owl
+Soldevi Adnate
+Thornbite Staff
#2

Narfi, Betrayer King + Rimefeather Owl + Soldevi Adnate + Thornbite Staff

Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Rimefeather Owl by paying {1}{U}, putting an ice counter on Soldevi Adnate and causing it to become snow.
  2. 2Activate Soldevi Adnate by tapping it and sacrificing Narfi, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}.
  3. 3When Narfi dies, Soldevi Adnate triggers, untapping itself.
  4. 4Activate Narfi by paying {S}{S}{S}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Narfi, Betrayer King
+Anax, Hardened in the Forge
+Thermopod
#3

Narfi, Betrayer King + Anax, Hardened in the Forge + Thermopod

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Narfi, adding {S}.
  2. 2Narfi dies, triggering Anax, creating two 1/1 Satyr creature tokens.
  3. 3Activate Thermopod twice by sacrificing the Satyrs, adding {S}{S}.
  4. 4Activate Narfi by paying {S}{S}{S}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. 5Repeat.
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Legal formats

historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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