Popular Egotist 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
, Sacrifice another creature or enchantment: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.) Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
How it works : Popular Egotist
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you sacrifice a permanent as part of casting a spell or activating an ability, Popular Egotist's last ability will resolve before that spell or ability. It will resolve even if that spell or ability is countered.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you sacrifice Popular Egotist, its last ability will trigger. If you sacrifice other permanents at the same time, its last ability will trigger for each of those permanents as well.
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
Warren Soultrader + Forsaken Miner + Popular Egotist
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Forsaken Miner.
- 2When Forsaken Miner dies, Popular Egotist triggers, targeting an opponent.
- 3Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Popular Egotist ability, causing you to gain 1 life and causing an opponent to lose 1 life.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 7Repeat.
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#2
Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Popular Egotist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Popular Egotist 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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Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Nest of Scarabs + Popular Egotist
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, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 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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#4
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Pawn of Ulamog + Popular Egotist
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Popular Egotist, Pawn of Ulamog and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Popular Egotist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog ability, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
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#5
Forsaken Miner + Phyrexian Altar + Popular Egotist
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, adding .
- 2When Forsaken Miner dies, Popular Egotist triggers, targeting an opponent.
- 3When you commit that crime, Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Popular Egotist trigger, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and gaining 1 life.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Sifter of Skulls + Popular Egotist
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Popular Egotist, Sifter of Skulls and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Popular Egotist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Sifter of Skulls ability, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
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#7
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Popular Egotist
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, Popular Egotist and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Popular Egotist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 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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#8
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Bridge from Below + Popular Egotist
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Popular Egotist, Bridge from Below and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Popular Egotist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Bridge from Below ability, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemydueltlr
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