Overgrowth Elemental 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
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target Elemental you control. Whenever another creature you control dies, you gain 1 life. If that creature was an Elemental, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
How it works : Overgrowth Elemental
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature you control dies at the same time that your life total becomes 0 or less, you lose the game before Overgrowth Elemental’s last ability can save you.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If Overgrowth Elemental dies at the same time as one or more other creatures you control, Overgrowth Elemental’s last ability triggers for each of those other creatures. You will gain 1 life for each of them, but if any of those creatures were Elementals, Overgrowth Elemental won’t get a +1/+1 counter since it’s already left the battlefield.
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
Trudge Garden + Ashnod's Altar + Overgrowth Elemental
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Gain any amount of life.
- 2Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token. - 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Fungus Beast, adding
. - 4When the Fungus Beast dies, Overgrowth Elemental triggers, causing you to gain 1 life
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#2
Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Overgrowth Elemental
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Overgrowth Elemental triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 5Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- 6Repeat.
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#3
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons + Overgrowth Elemental
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLockNear-infinite -1/-1 counters
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls.
- 2When the sacrificed creature dies, Overgrowth Elemental triggers, causing you to gain 1 life
- 3Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card.
- 4Hapatra triggers, creating a creature token.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Overgrowth Elemental
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Overgrowth Elemental triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 4Repeat.
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#5
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Nest of Scarabs + Overgrowth Elemental
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLockNear-infinite -1/-1 counters
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls.
- 2When the sacrificed creature dies, Overgrowth Elemental triggers, causing you to gain 1 life
- 3Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card.
- 4Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Cult Conscript + Overgrowth Elemental
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Cult Conscript.
- 2When Cult Conscript dies, Overgrowth Elemental and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Overgrowth Elemental trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
. - 7Activate Cult Conscript by paying , returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
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#7
Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper + Warren Soultrader + Nether Traitor + Overgrowth Elemental
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by sacrificing Nether Traitor and paying 1 life.
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Overgrowth Elemental and Sek'Kuar trigger.
- 3Resolve the Overgrowth Elemental trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
- 4Resolve the Sek'Kuar trigger, creating a 3/1 Graveborn creature token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 7Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing the Graveborn.
- 8When the Graveborn dies, Overgrowth Elemental and Nether Traitor trigger.
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#8
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Overgrowth Elemental
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- 2When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Overgrowth Elemental and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Overgrowth Elemental trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 7Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying , returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawldueltlr
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