Prize Pig 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
Whenever you gain life, put that many ribbon counters on this creature. Then if there are three or more ribbon counters on this creature, remove those counters and untap it.: Add one mana of any color.
How it works : Prize Pig
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If there are three or more ribbon counters on Prize Pig after you put ribbon counters on it, all of the counters will be removed. It does not matter whether or not Prize Pig is already untapped.
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
Peregrin Took + Treebeard, Gracious Host + Scurry Oak + Prize Pig
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate a Food you control by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to gain 3 life.
- 3Treebeard's second ability and Prize Pig trigger.
- 4Resolve the Prize Pig trigger, putting three ribbon counters on it, then removing all ribbon counters from it and untapping it.
- 5Resolve the Treebeard trigger, putting three +1/+1 counters on Scurry Oak.
- 6Scurry Oak triggers, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token and a Food artifact token.
- 7Repeat.
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#2
Kenrith, the Returned King + Prize Pig + Biomancer's Familiar
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate Kenrith's third ability by paying , causing you to gain five life.
- 3Prize Pig triggers, putting five ribbon counters on it, then removing all ribbon counters on it and untapping it.
- 4Repeat.
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#3
Kenrith, the Returned King + Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Prize Pig
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Kenrith's third ability by paying , causing you to gain five life.
- 3Prize Pig triggers, putting five ribbon counters on it, then removing all ribbon counters on it and untapping it.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Kenrith, the Returned King + Prize Pig + Training Grounds
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Kenrith's third ability by paying , causing you to gain five life.
- 3Prize Pig triggers, putting five ribbon counters on it, then removing all ribbon counters on it and untapping it.
- 4Repeat.
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#5
Zacama, Primal Calamity + Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Prize Pig
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Zacama's third ability by paying , causing you to gain three life.
- 3Prize Pig triggers, putting three ribbon counters on it, then removing all ribbon counters on it and untapping it.
- 4Repeat.
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#6
Zacama, Primal Calamity + Prize Pig + Biomancer's Familiar
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Zacama's third ability by paying , causing you to gain three life.
- 3Prize Pig triggers, putting three ribbon counters on it, then removing all ribbon counters on it and untapping it.
- 4Repeat.
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#7
Trudge Garden + Healer of the Pride + Prize Pig + Mana Reflection
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
- 2Healer of the Pride triggers, holding priority, activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding
. - 3Resolve the Healer of the Pride trigger, causing you to gain 3 life due to Cleric Class.
- 4Prize Pig and Trudge Garden trigger.
- 5Resolve the Prize Pig trigger, putting three ribbon counters of Prize Pig, then removing all ribbon counters from Prize Pig and untapping it.
- 6Resolve the Trudge Garden trigger, causing you to pay to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Trudge Garden + Healer of the Pride + Prize Pig + Leyline of Abundance
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
- 2Healer of the Pride triggers, holding priority, activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding .
- 3Leyline of Abundance triggers, adding
. - 4Resolve the Healer of the Pride trigger, causing you to gain 3 life due to Cleric Class.
- 5Prize Pig and Trudge Garden trigger.
- 6Resolve the Prize Pig trigger, putting three ribbon counters of Prize Pig, then removing all ribbon counters from Prize Pig and untapping it.
- 7Resolve the Trudge Garden trigger, causing you to pay to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerdueltlr
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