Prowling Geistcatcher 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 sacrifice another creature, exile it. If that creature was a token, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return each card exiled with it to the battlefield under your control.
How it works : Prowling Geistcatcher
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you sacrifice a nontoken creature you control but don't own, Prowling Geistcatcher will still cause you to exile that card from its owner's graveyard. The card will be returned to the battlefield under your control with the rest of the exiled cards when Prowling Geistcatcher's last ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you sacrifice a creature token you control but don't own, you will still put a +1/+1 counter on Prowling Geistcatcher.
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
Prowling Geistcatcher + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Prowling Geistcatcher with haste.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kiki-Jiki, adding
. - 3When Kiki-Jiki dies, the nontoken and token Prowling Geistcatcher's first abilities trigger.
- 4Resolve the token Prowling Geistcatcher's trigger, exiling Kiki-Jiki from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the nontoken Prowling Geistcatcher's trigger, doing nothing.
- 6Activate Ashnod'sAltar by sacrificing the Prowling Geistcatcher token, adding .
- 7When the token Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability and the nontoken Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers.
- 8Resolve the nontoken Prowling Geistcatcher trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
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#2
Prowling Geistcatcher + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Viscera Seer
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Prowling Geistcatcher with haste.
- 2Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kiki-Jiki.
- 3When Kiki-Jiki dies, the nontoken and token Prowling Geistcatcher's first abilities trigger.
- 4Resolve the token Prowling Geistcatcher's trigger, exiling Kiki-Jiki from your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the nontoken Prowling Geistcatcher's trigger, doing nothing.
- 6Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 7Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the Prowling Geistcatcher token.
- 8When the token Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability and the nontoken Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers.
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#3
Prowling Geistcatcher + Karmic Guide + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 2When Karmic Guide dies, Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide from your graveyard.
- 3Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Prowling Geistcatcher.
- 4When Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability triggers, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield.
- 5When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Prowling Geistcatcher from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Resolve the Viscera Seer abilities from step 1 and step 3, causing you to scry 1 twice.
- 7Repeat.
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#4
Prowling Geistcatcher + Phyrexian Delver + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer twice by sacrificing Phyrexian Delver and Gray Merchant.
- 2When Phyrexian Delver and Gray Merchant die, Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers twice, exiling Phyrexian Delver and Gray Merchant from your graveyard.
- 3Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Prowling Geistcatcher.
- 4When Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability triggers, returning Phyrexian Delver and Gray Merchant from exile to the battlefield.
- 5When Phyrexian Delver and Gray Merchant enter the battlefield, they trigger.
- 6Resolve the Gray Merchant trigger, causing each opponent to lose an amount of life equal to your devotion to black, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- 7Resolve the Phyrexian Delver trigger, causing you to return Prowling Geistcatcher from your graveyard to the battlefield and lose 4 life.
- 8Resolve the Viscera Seer abilities from steps 1 and 3.
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#5
Prowling Geistcatcher + Karmic Guide + Carrion Feeder
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 2When Karmic Guide dies, Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide from your graveyard.
- 3Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Prowling Geistcatcher.
- 4When Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability triggers, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield.
- 5When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Prowling Geistcatcher from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Resolve the Carrion Feeder abilities from step 1 and step 3, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
- 7Repeat.
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#6
Prowling Geistcatcher + Karmic Guide + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding .
- 2When Karmic Guide dies, Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide from your graveyard.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Prowling Geistcatcher, adding .
- 4When Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability triggers, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield.
- 5When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Prowling Geistcatcher from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Repeat.
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#7
Metamorphosis Fanatic + Prowling Geistcatcher + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 2When Metamorphosis Fanatic dies, Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers, exiling Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 4Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Prowling Geistcatcher.
- 5When Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability triggers, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from exile to the battlefield.
- 6When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Prowling Geistcatcher from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 8Repeat.
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#8
Prowling Geistcatcher + Karmic Guide + Altar of Dementia
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 2When Karmic Guide dies, Prowling Geistcatcher's first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide from your graveyard.
- 3Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Prowling Geistcatcher.
- 4When Prowling Geistcatcher dies, its second ability triggers, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield.
- 5When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Prowling Geistcatcher from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Resolve the Altar of Dementia abilities from step 1 and step 3, causing target player to mill cards equal to Karmic Guide and Prowling Geistcatcher's power.
- 7Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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