Nested Ghoul 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 source deals damage to this creature, create a 2/2 black Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
How it works : Nested Ghoul
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Nested Ghoul’s ability will trigger if a source with infect deals damage to it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If multiple sources deal damage to Nested Ghoul simultaneously (because it was blocked by multiple creatures, for example), the ability will trigger for each source dealing damage to Nested Ghoul.
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
Nested Ghoul + Warstorm Surge
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
- 1Give Nested Ghoul indestructible by any method.
- 2Deal damage to Nested Ghoul.
- 3Nested Ghoul triggers, creating a 2/2 Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
- 4The Phyrexian Zombie enters the battlefield, triggering Warstorm Surge, causing the Phyrexian Zombie to deal damage equal to its power to Nested Ghoul.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
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#2
Nested Ghoul + Pandemonium
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
- 1Give Nested Ghoul indestructible by any method.
- 2Deal damage to Nested Ghoul.
- 3Nested Ghoul triggers, creating a 2/2 Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
- 4The Phyrexian Zombie enters the battlefield, triggering Pandemonium, causing the Phyrexian Zombie to deal damage equal to its power to Nested Ghoul.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
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#3
Nested Ghoul + Terror of the Peaks
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
- 1Give Nested Ghoul indestructible by any method.
- 2Deal damage to Nested Ghoul.
- 3Nested Ghoul triggers, creating a 2/2 Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
- 4The Phyrexian Zombie enters the battlefield, triggering Terror of the Peaks, dealing damage equal to the Phyrexian Zombie's power to Nested Ghoul.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
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#4
Nested Ghoul + Intruder Alarm + Heavy Arbalest
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures
- 1Give Nested Ghoul indestructible, if needed.
- 2Activate Nested Ghoul by tapping it, dealing 2 damage to itself.
- 3Nested Ghoul triggers, creating a 2/2 Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
- 4When the Phyrexian Zombie enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#5
Nested Ghoul + Intruder Alarm + Viridian Longbow
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures
- 1Give Nested Ghoul indestructible, if needed.
- 2Activate Nested Ghoul by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to itself.
- 3Nested Ghoul triggers, creating a 2/2 Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
- 4When the Phyrexian Zombie enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#6
Nested Ghoul + Intruder Alarm + Burning Anger
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures
- 1Give Nested Ghoul indestructible, if needed.
- 2Activate Nested Ghoul by tapping it, dealing damage equal to its power to itself.
- 3Nested Ghoul triggers, creating a 2/2 Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
- 4When the Phyrexian Zombie enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#7
Nested Ghoul + Intruder Alarm + Brawl
Infinite creature tokensInfinite damage to creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Cast Brawl by paying
. - 2Give Nested Ghoul indestructible, if needed.
- 3Activate Nested Ghoul by tapping it, dealing damage equal to its power to itself.
- 4Nested Ghoul triggers, creating a 2/2 Phyrexian Zombie creature token.
- 5When the Phyrexian Zombie enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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Legal formats
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