Paradoxical Outcome 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
Return any number of target nonland, nontoken permanents you control to their owners' hands. Draw a card for each card returned to your hand this way.
How it works : Paradoxical Outcome
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you control but don't own some of the target permanents, they won't count when determining how many cards you draw.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If a melded or merged permanent is returned to your hand this way, you'll draw a card for each of its components that are cards.
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
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Coveted Jewel + Paradoxical Outcome
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite storm countNear-infinite magecraft triggers
- 1Cast Coveted Jewel by paying
due to Heliod. - 2Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding
. - 3Cast Invasion of Arcavios by paying due to Heliod.
- 4When Invasion of Arcavios enters the battlefield, it triggers, searching your library or graveyard for Paradoxical Outcome, if needed, and putting it into your hand.
- 5Cast Paradoxical Outcome by paying due to Heliod, returning Coveted Jewel and Invasion of Arcavios from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
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#2
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Chromatic Orrery + Paradoxical Outcome
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite storm countNear-infinite magecraft triggers
- 1Cast Chromatic Orrery by paying at most
due to Heliod. - 2Activate Chromatic Orrery's first ability by tapping it, adding
. - 3Cast Invasion of Arcavios by paying due to Heliod and Chromatic Orrery.
- 4When Invasion of Arcavios enters the battlefield, it triggers, searching your library or graveyard for Paradoxical Outcome, if needed, and putting it into your hand.
- 5Cast Paradoxical Outcome by paying
due to Heliod and Chromatic Orrery, returning Chromatic Orrery and Invasion of Arcavios from the battlefield to your hand. - 6Repeat.
- 7If opponents have drawn six or more cards this turn, this combo nets near-infinite mana.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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