Pestilence Demon 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
Flying: This creature deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
How it works : Pestilence Demon
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Pestilence Demon deals 1 damage to itself, as well as to each other creature and each player.
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
Maha, Its Feathers Night + Pestilence Demon
Destroy all creatures opponents control during each turn
- 1During any turn, activate Pestilence Demon by paying , dealing 1 damage to each creature and each player.
- 2Each creature your opponents control dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
- 3Repeat each turn as desired.
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#2
Smaug the Impenetrable + Pestilence Demon
Near-infinite damage to all playersNear-infinite damage to creaturesNear-infinite artifact ETBNear-infinite artifact LTB
- 1Activate Pestilence Demon by paying , dealing 1 damage to each player and creature.
- 2Smaug triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 3Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 4Repeat.
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#3
Pestilence Demon + Scythe of the Wretched
Gain control of most creatures during each of your turns
- 1Give Pestilence Demon deathtouch by any method.
- 2Activate Pestilence Demon by paying , dealing 1 damage to each creature and player.
- 3Each creature dealt damage by Pestilence Demon dies due to Pestilence Demon's deathtouch.
- 4Scythe of the Wretched triggers for each creature that dies this way, returning them to the battlefield under your control, ensuring that Pestilence Demon is returned last so that Scythe of the Wretched will be attached to it.
- 5You may repeat this combo as desired.
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#4
Vhati il-Dal + Tree of Perdition + Pestilence Demon
Infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Vhati il-Dal by tapping it, causing Tree of Perdition to have base toughness 1 until end of turn.
- 2Activate Tree of Perdition by tapping it, swapping an opponent's life total with Tree of Perdition's toughness.
- 3Activate Pestilence Demon by paying , dealing 1 damage to each creature and each player.
- 4The opponent targeted in step 2 loses the game due to having zero life.
- 5You may repeat this during each of your turns if your life total allows.
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#5
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Pestilence Demon + Eldrazi Monument
Infinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Give Pestilence Demon lifelink by any method.
- 2Activate Pestilence Demon by paying 2 life, dealing 1 damage to each creature and player and gaining life equal to the damage dealt this way.
- 3Repeat.
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#6
Pestilence Demon + Archangel of Thune + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Infinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
- 1Give Pestilence Demon lifelink by any method.
- 2Activate Pestilence Demon by paying 2 life, dealing 1 damage to each creature and each player and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of damage dealt this way.
- 3Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
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#7
Crystalline Crawler + Gideon's Sacrifice + Vigor + Pestilence Demon
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite damagePrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- 1Cast Gideon's Sacrifice by paying
, causing all damage that would be dealt this turn to you or to permanents you control to be dealt to Crystalline Crawler instead. - 2Activate Pestilence Demon by paying , dealing 1 damage to each creature and each player.
- 3Gideon's Sacrifice redirects damage to Crawler, which results in at least four +1/+1 counters being placed on it instead due to Vigor.
- 4Activate Crystalline Crawler's first activated ability at least once by removing at least one +1/+1 counter from it, adding at least .
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Sonic the Hedgehog + Pestilence Demon + Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Near-infinite artifact ETBNear-infinite artifact LTBNear-infinite artifact sacrifice triggersNear-infinite colored mana
- 1Activate Pestilence Demon by paying , dealing 1 damage to each creature and each player.
- 2Sonic triggers for each creature you control with haste or flash that is dealt damage, creating that many untapped Treasure tokens due to Archelos.
- 3Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
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