Pothole Mole 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.

Official card text

When this creature enters, mill three cards, then you may return a land card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

How it works : Pothole Mole

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

#1
Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Surly Badgersaur + Pothole Mole
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBInfinite self-mill
1Activate the land's cycling ability by paying due to Fluctuator and discarding it.
2When you cycle the land, Escape Protocol and Surly Badgersaur trigger.
3Resolve Surly Badgersaur's ability, creating a Treasure token.
4Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding (1).
5Resolve Escape Protocol's ability, paying to blink Pothole Mole.
6When Pothole Mole enters, it triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return the cycled land from your graveyard to your hand.
7Resolve the activated ability from step 1, drawing a card.

#1
Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Surly Badgersaur + Pothole Mole
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBInfinite self-mill
1Activate the land's cycling ability by paying due to Fluctuator and discarding it.
2When you cycle the land, Escape Protocol and Surly Badgersaur trigger.
3Resolve Surly Badgersaur's ability, creating a Treasure token.
4Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding (1).
5Resolve Escape Protocol's ability, paying to blink Pothole Mole.
6When Pothole Mole enters, it triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return the cycled land from your graveyard to your hand.
7Resolve the activated ability from step 1, drawing a card.

#2
Escape Protocol + Bone Miser + Pothole Mole
Infinite self-millInfinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
1Activate the land's cycling ability by paying and discarding it.
2When you cycle the land, Escape Protocol and Bone Miser's second ability trigger.
3Resolve Bone Miser's ability, adding .
4Resolve Escape Protocol's ability, paying to blink Pothole Mole.
5When Pothole Mole enters, it triggers, milling three cards and returning the cycled land from your graveyard to your hand.
6Resolve the activated ability from step 1, drawing a card.

Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderdueltlr

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