Opposition 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
Tap an untapped creature you control: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.
How it works : Opposition
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Once a player announces that they’re casting a spell or activating an ability, no player may take other actions until the spell or ability has been paid for. Notably, other players can’t try to tap that player’s permanents to stop them from paying
or to stop them from producing enough mana.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You can tap any untapped creature you control to activate Opposition’s ability, even one you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Hylda of the Icy Crown + Opposition + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Activate Opposition by tapping an untapped creature you control, tapping a creature an opponent controls.
- 2Hylda of the Icy Crown triggers, holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature tapped in step 1, adding
.
- 3Resolve the Hylda of the Icy Crown trigger, causing you to pay
to create a 4/4 Elemental creature token.
- 4Repeat.
- 5You may also repeat this loop during each turn.
Intruder Alarm + Stonybrook Schoolmaster + Opposition
- 1Activate Opposition by tapping Stonybrook Schoolmaster, targeting Stonybrook Schoolmaster.
- 2Stonybrook Schoolmaster triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk Wizard creature token.
- 3The Merfolk Wizard enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- 4Resolve the Opposition ability, tapping Stonybrook Schoolmaster.
- 5Stonybrook Schoolmaster triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk Wizard creature token.
- 6The Merfolk Wizard enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- 7Repeat.
Opposition + Verity Circle + Mind Over Matter
- 1Activate Opposition by tapping an untapped creature you control, tapping a creature an opponent controls.
- 2Verity Circle triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a creature you control.
- 4Repeat.
- 5You may also repeat this loop during each turn.
Hylda of the Icy Crown + Opposition + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Activate Opposition by tapping an untapped creature you control, tapping a creature an opponent controls.
- 2Hylda of the Icy Crown triggers, holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tapped in step 1, adding
.
- 3Resolve the Hylda of the Icy Crown trigger, causing you to pay
to create a 4/4 Elemental creature token.
- 4Repeat.
- 5You may also repeat this loop during each turn.
Unctus, Grand Metatect + The Watcher in the Water + Opposition
- 1During an opponent's turn, activate Opposition by tapping a blue creature you control except Unctus.
- 2The creature triggers, causing you to loot.
- 3The Watcher's first ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
- 4Resolve the Opposition ability.
- 5Repeat.
Intruder Alarm + Emmara, Soul of the Accord + Opposition
- 1Activate Opposition by tapping Emmara, targeting Emmara.
- 2Emmara triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 3The Soldier enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- 4Resolve the Opposition ability, tapping Emmara.
- 5Emmara triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 6The Soldier enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- 7Repeat.
Intruder Alarm + Warchanter Skald + Opposition
- 1Activate Opposition by tapping Warchanter Skald, targeting Warchanter Skald.
- 2Warchanter Skald triggers, creating a 2/1 Dwarf Berserker creature token.
- 3The Dwarf Berserker enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- 4Resolve the Opposition ability, tapping Warchanter Skald.
- 5Warchanter Skald triggers, creating a 2/1 Dwarf Berserker creature token.
- 6The Dwarf Berserker enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- 7Repeat.
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