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Ponyback BrigadeHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Khans of Tarkir· September 26, 2014
Carte Magic Ponyback Brigade

Ponyback Brigade 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 or is turned face up, create three 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens. Morph {2}{R}{W}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

How it works : Ponyback Brigade

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Morph lets you cast a card face down by paying {3}, and lets you turn the face-down permanent face up any time you have priority by paying its morph cost.

    Card named in this ruling

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    The face-down spell has no mana cost and has a mana value of 0. When you cast a face-down spell, put it on the stack face down so no other player knows what it is, and pay {3}. This is an alternative cost.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    When the spell resolves, it enters the battlefield as a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the creature can still grant it any of these characteristics.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Any time you have priority, you may turn the face-down creature face up by revealing what its morph cost is and paying that cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to. Only a face-down permanent can be turned face up this way; a face-down spell cannot.

    Card named in this ruling

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  7. #7· Wizards of the Coast

    At any time, you can look at a face-down spell or permanent you control. You can't look at face-down spells or permanents you don't control unless an effect instructs you to do so.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  8. #8· Wizards of the Coast

    You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for doing this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  9. #9· Wizards of the Coast

    If a face-down permanent leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Nim Deathmantle
+Ashnod's Altar
+Ponyback Brigade
#1

Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Ponyback Brigade

Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Ponyback Brigade, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2Ponyback Brigade dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Ponyback Brigade from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Ponyback Brigade enters the battlefield, creating three 1/1 Goblin creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Goblin, adding {C}{C}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Nim Deathmantle
+Phyrexian Altar
+Ponyback Brigade
#2

Nim Deathmantle + Phyrexian Altar + Ponyback Brigade

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ponyback Brigade, adding {1}.
  2. 2Ponyback Brigade dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Ponyback Brigade from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Ponyback Brigade enters the battlefield, creating three 1/1 Goblin creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing the Goblins, adding {3}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Nim Deathmantle
+Skirk Prospector
+Ponyback Brigade
#3

Nim Deathmantle + Skirk Prospector + Ponyback Brigade

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Skirk Prospector by sacrificing Ponyback Brigade, adding {R}.
  2. 2Ponyback Brigade dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Ponyback Brigade from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Ponyback Brigade enters the battlefield, creating three 1/1 Goblin creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Skirk Prospector three times by sacrificing the Goblins, adding {R}{R}{R}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Nim Deathmantle
+Thermopod
+Ponyback Brigade
#4

Nim Deathmantle + Thermopod + Ponyback Brigade

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Ponyback Brigade, adding {R}.
  2. 2Ponyback Brigade dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Ponyback Brigade from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. 3Ponyback Brigade enters the battlefield, creating three 1/1 Goblin creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate Thermopod three times by sacrificing the Goblins, adding {R}{R}{R}.
  5. 5Repeat.

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