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Nog, Ambitious CadetHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Star Trek· November 13, 2026
Carte Magic Nog, Ambitious Cadet

Nog, Ambitious Cadet 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

Menace {1}: If Nog is a Rogue, he becomes a Ferengi Scout with base power and toughness 3/4 and gains "Whenever Nog becomes tapped, surveil 2." {3}: If Nog is a Scout, he becomes a Ferengi Officer and gains "You may play lands from your graveyard" and "You may play an additional land on each of your turns."

How it works : Nog, Ambitious Cadet

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Glacial Chasm
+Nog, Ambitious Cadet
#1

Glacial Chasm + Nog, Ambitious Cadet

LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
  1. 1Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
  2. 2When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
  3. 3Play any land from your graveyard.
  4. 4At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
  5. 5Repeat.
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
+Retreat to Coralhelm
+Nog, Ambitious Cadet
#2

Hearthhull, the Worldseed + Retreat to Coralhelm + Nog, Ambitious Cadet

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite landfall triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
  1. 1Activate a land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. 2Activate Hearthhull by paying {1}, tapping it and sacrificing a land.
  3. 3If Hearthhull has eight or more charge counters on it, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. 4Resolve the Hearthhull ability, causing you to draw two cards and allowing you to play an additional land this turn.
  5. 5Play the land from your graveyard.
  6. 6When the land enters the battlefield, Retreat to Coralhelm triggers, untapping Hearthhull
  7. 7Repeat.
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
+Clock of Omens
+Tireless Tracker
+Roaming Throne
#3

Hearthhull, the Worldseed + Clock of Omens + Tireless Tracker + Roaming Throne

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite tapped Clue tokens
  1. 1Activate a land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. 2Activate Hearthhull by paying {1}, tapping it and sacrificing a land.
  3. 3If Hearthhull has eight or more charge counters on it, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. 4Resolve the Hearthhull ability, causing you to draw two cards and allowing you to play an additional land this turn.
  5. 5Play the land from your graveyard.
  6. 6When the land enters the battlefield, Tireless Tracker triggers twice due to Roaming Throne, creating two artifact tokens.
  7. 7Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the artifact tokens, untapping Hearthhull.
  8. 8Repeat.
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
+Clock of Omens
+Eusocial Engineering
+Yarok, the Desecrated
#4

Hearthhull, the Worldseed + Clock of Omens + Eusocial Engineering + Yarok, the Desecrated

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite tapped creature tokens
  1. 1Activate a land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. 2Activate Hearthhull by paying {1}, tapping it and sacrificing a land.
  3. 3If Hearthhull has eight or more charge counters on it, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. 4Resolve the Hearthhull ability, causing you to draw two cards and allowing you to play an additional land this turn.
  5. 5Play the land from your graveyard.
  6. 6When the land enters the battlefield, Eusocial Engineering triggers twice due to Yarok, creating two artifact tokens.
  7. 7Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the artifact tokens, untapping Hearthhull.
  8. 8Repeat.
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
+Clock of Omens
+Tireless Tracker
+Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
#5

Hearthhull, the Worldseed + Clock of Omens + Tireless Tracker + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite tapped Clue tokens
  1. 1Activate a land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. 2Activate Hearthhull by paying {1}, tapping it and sacrificing a land.
  3. 3If Hearthhull has eight or more charge counters on it, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. 4Resolve the Hearthhull ability, causing you to draw two cards and allowing you to play an additional land this turn.
  5. 5Play the land from your graveyard.
  6. 6When the land enters the battlefield, Tireless Tracker triggers twice due to Elesh Norn, creating two artifact tokens.
  7. 7Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the artifact tokens, untapping Hearthhull.
  8. 8Repeat.
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
+Clock of Omens
+Eusocial Engineering
+Starfield Vocalist
#6

Hearthhull, the Worldseed + Clock of Omens + Eusocial Engineering + Starfield Vocalist

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite tapped creature tokens
  1. 1Activate a land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. 2Activate Hearthhull by paying {1}, tapping it and sacrificing a land.
  3. 3If Hearthhull has eight or more charge counters on it, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. 4Resolve the Hearthhull ability, causing you to draw two cards and allowing you to play an additional land this turn.
  5. 5Play the land from your graveyard.
  6. 6When the land enters the battlefield, Eusocial Engineering triggers twice due to Starfield Vocalist, creating two artifact tokens.
  7. 7Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the artifact tokens, untapping Hearthhull.
  8. 8Repeat.
Enter the Unknown
+Mystic Sanctuary
+Bolas's Citadel
+Overgrown Estate
#7

Enter the Unknown + Mystic Sanctuary + Bolas's Citadel + Overgrown Estate

Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite blue manaInfinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Cast Enter the Unknown either from your hand by paying {G} or from the top of your library by paying 1 life, causing a creature you control to explore and allowing you to play an additional land this turn.
  2. 2Play Mystic Sanctuary either from your hand or graveyard.
  3. 3When Mystic Sanctuary enters the battlefield untapped, it triggers, putting Enter the Unknown from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. 4Activate Mystic Sanctuary by tapping it, adding {U}.
  5. 5Activate Overgrown Estate by sacrificing Mystic Sanctuary, causing you to gain 3 life.
  6. 6Repeat.
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
+Clock of Omens
+Eusocial Engineering
+Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
#8

Hearthhull, the Worldseed + Clock of Omens + Eusocial Engineering + Mirror Room // Fractured Realm

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite tapped creature tokens
  1. 1Activate a land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. 2Activate Hearthhull by paying {1}, tapping it and sacrificing a land.
  3. 3If Hearthhull has eight or more charge counters on it, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. 4Resolve the Hearthhull ability, causing you to draw two cards and allowing you to play an additional land this turn.
  5. 5Play the land from your graveyard.
  6. 6When the land enters the battlefield, Eusocial Engineering triggers twice due to Fractured Realm, creating two artifact tokens.
  7. 7Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the artifact tokens, untapping Hearthhull.
  8. 8Repeat.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawldueltlr
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