Nether Traitor 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
Haste Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Whenever another creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
How it works : Nether Traitor
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
A token you own that dies is put into your graveyard before it ceases to exist.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If multiple creatures are put into your graveyard at the same time, Nether Traitor's ability triggers for each of them. Once you return it to the battlefield, you may pay
for the other abilities as they resolve, but they'll have no effect if you do. Even if Nether Traitor returns to your graveyard, it's considered a new object and won't be returned.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If Nether Traitor and another creature are put into your graveyard at the same time, Nether Traitor's ability won't trigger. This is because it must be in your graveyard before the creature dies in order for its ability that returns it to the battlefield to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar + Pawn of Ulamog
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding .
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Pawn of Ulamog triggers, creating a creature token.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When the creature token dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar + Sifter of Skulls
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding .
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Sifter of Skulls triggers, creating a creature token.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When the creature token dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
Yahenni, Undying Partisan + Nether Traitor + Pawn of Ulamog + Pitiless Plunderer
- 1Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Nether Traitor.
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
- 3Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn token.
- 5Resolve the Yahenni ability, giving it indestructible until end of turn.
- 6Activate the Eldrazi Spawn token by sacrificing it, adding
. - 7When the Eldrazi Spawn dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Nether Traitor trigger.
- 8Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating another Treasure token.
Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar + Blight Mound
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding .
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Blight Mound triggers, creating a 1/1 Pest creature token.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Pest, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When the Pest dies, it and Nether Traitor trigger.
- 5Resolve the Pest trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 6Resolve the Nether Traitor trigger, causing you to pay to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat.
Nether Traitor + Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding .
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Spirit, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When the Spirit dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
Nether Traitor + Pawn of Ulamog + Pitiless Plunderer + Altar of Dementia
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Nether Traitor.
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
- 3Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn token.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia trigger, causing target player to mill one card.
- 6Activate the Eldrazi Spawn token by sacrificing it, adding .
- 7When the Eldrazi Spawn dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Nether Traitor trigger.
- 8Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating another Treasure token.
Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar + Ogre Slumlord
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding .
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Ogre Slumlord triggers, creating a creature token.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When the creature token dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar + Fumulus, the Infestation
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding .
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Fumulus triggers, creating a creature token.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When the creature token dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
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