Presumed Dead 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
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control and suspect it." (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)
How it works : Presumed Dead
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
When an effect suspects a creature, it becomes suspected. It gains menace and "This creature can't block" for as long as it's suspected. It stays suspected until it leaves the battlefield or another effect causes it to no longer be suspected.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If a suspected creature loses all abilities, it will lose menace and "This creature can't block", but it won't stop being suspected.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Being suspected isn't a copiable value. If a permanent becomes a copy of a suspected creature, it won't be suspected.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature is already suspected, suspecting it again won't have any effect.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
There's no limit to the number of creatures that can be suspected simultaneously. Suspecting a new creature doesn't cause other creatures to stop being suspected.
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
Ashnod's Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#2
Viscera Seer + Dualcaster Mage + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
- 8Resolve all Viscera Seer abilities from step 5.
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#3
Phyrexian Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#4
Goblin Bombardment + Dualcaster Mage + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
- 8Resolve all Goblin Bombardment abilities from step 5.
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#5
Thermopod + Dualcaster Mage + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Thermopod by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#6
Dualcaster Mage + Carrion Feeder + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
- 8Resolve all Carrion Feeder abilities from step 5.
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#7
Altar of Dementia + Dualcaster Mage + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
- 8Resolve all Altar of Dementia abilities from step 5.
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#8
Umbral Collar Zealot + Dualcaster Mage + Presumed Dead
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Presumed Dead by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Presumed Dead, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Presumed Dead.
- 5Holding priority, activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
- 8Resolve all Umbral Collar Zealot abilities from step 5.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawldueltlr
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