Overburden 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 player puts a nontoken creature onto the battlefield, that player returns a land they control to its owner's hand.
How it works : Overburden
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.
#1
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Shrieking Drake + Overburden
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite landfall triggers
- 1Cast Shrieking Drake by paying
.
- 2Chulane triggers, causing you to draw a card and put a basic Island from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 3Shrieking Drake enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Overburden.
- 4Holding priority, activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding
.
- 5Resolve the Shrieking Drake trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Resolve the Overburden trigger, returning a basic Island from the battlefield to your hand.
- 7Repeat.
#2
Toph, the First Metalbender + Overburden + Memnite
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Cast Memnite by paying
.
- 2When Memnite enters, Overburden triggers, causing you to return Memnite from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph.
- 3Repeat.
#3
Toph, the First Metalbender + Overburden + Shield Sphere
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Cast Shield Sphere by paying
.
- 2When Shield Sphere enters, Overburden triggers, causing you to return Shield Sphere from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph.
- 3Repeat.
#4
Toph, the First Metalbender + Overburden + Phyrexian Walker
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Cast Phyrexian Walker by paying
.
- 2When Phyrexian Walker enters, Overburden triggers, causing you to return Phyrexian Walker from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph.
- 3Repeat.
#5
Toph, the First Metalbender + Overburden + Ornithopter
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Cast Ornithopter by paying
.
- 2When Ornithopter enters, Overburden triggers, causing you to return Ornithopter from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph.
- 3Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredhtlr
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